In his review for The New Yorker, Michael Schulman wrote that the documentary "is a fascinating study of the ethics of biography".
The documentary was praised by most critics, Ben Sachs from Chicago Reader wrote that the intense focus in demystifying some of Clift's biographies rather than facts about Clift's involvement in classics like Red River, I Confess and Wild River are "frustrating", but conclude that "his nephew does an admirable job assembling the truth". The documentary shows Clift family and friends-including Jack Larson, who played Jimmy Olsen on the TV show Adventures of Superman-who attest to his joy and humor, and also Tucker Tooley, Michael Easton, Patricia Bosworth, and Vincent Newman. Directed by his nephew Robert Clift and Hillary Demmon, the film examines the inconsistent narratives from countless biographies which reduced his legacy and created labels like “tragically self-destructive” and “tormented”. Synopsis īetween the forties and sixties actor Montgomery Clift saw the highs and lows of both his career and personal life, in virtue of that many myths were created mostly involving his repressed homosexuality and his depression due to a car accident that left severe facial lacerations which required plastic surgery. The documentary was released at the Los Angeles Film Festival and was praised by the critics.
It shows a different side to Clift, portraying him as a man who enjoyed life and love, and was comfortable enough with him being a gay man. Making Montgomery Clift is a 2018 American documentary film by directors Robert Anderson Clift and Hillary Demmon chronicling the life of the actor Montgomery Clift till his death in 1966.
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