No one was bigger in her day.

Her looks were that powerful.

Taylor says the movie version was a lot better.

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Elizabeth TaylorFrank Worth via Cannes Film Festival

She reveals she never took a lesson.

She recalls telling the producers that she got word her co-star was dead, something she could not comprehend.

It was devastating as this was a man she truly loved.

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That would be saved for herCleopatraco-star Richard Burton.

I won because I had a tracheotomy, she said.

I would have rather been inBen-Hur,she laughed, referring to that years big Oscar winner.

It all makes for a satisfying journey through one of Hollywoods most memorable careers.

There is the feeling of intimacy that makes this one special, if not exactly full of new revelations.

Taylor comes alive in different ways for this one, and she makes for very good company.

The producers are J.J. Abrams, Sean Stuart, Glen Zipper, Bill Gerber and Rachel Rusch Rich.

The film make its North American premiere at Tribeca in June.