She was so private, yet her entire life was in the tabloids, so I thought it would be interesting to do something completely un-biographical - it's about the internal journey of her emotional life. I knew she existed, but I didn't have any enormous thoughts or feelings about her. What initially drew you to the project? Had you always been fascinated by Doris Duke? The film, starring Ralph Fiennes and Susan Sarandon in the title role premieres Saturday, February 9 on HBO. Though no can know exactly how profound, profane or strictly professional their relationship was, Bob Balaban, the actor best known for his roles in Gosford Park and the Christopher Guest films Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind, was eager to get behind the camera to direct what might have been the world inhabited by Bernard and Doris. When heiress Doris Duke died in 1993 at age 81, she left her butler of six years, Bernard Lafferty, in charge of her billion dollar estate.
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