ザ・ビートルズのドキュメンタリー、それもリバプールの名も無きティーンエージャーが世界を席巻するスーパースターへと駆け上がっていった初期の姿にフォーカスする、興味深いドキュメンタリーをお届け。
ザ・ビートルズのメンバーが登場するのはもちろん、その前身バンドのクオーリーメンのメンバーや1962年にリンゴが加入する前のドラマーだったピート・ベスト、マネジメントの関係者、早くからザ・ビートルズを紹介した新聞「マージービート」のオーナー、若き日のジョンのルームメイトやジョンの最初の妻シンシアまでが登場。彼らの証言によって、学生バンドから始まり、デビュー前にライブを重ねたハンブルク時代、キャヴァーン・クラブでの日々などが明らかにされる。後にロック、ポップ・ミュージックを高いレベルにまで押し上げたビートルズの、いわば序章ともいえる若き日を知る貴重な番組となることだろう。
Himself
Featuring interviews with former employees, fellow musicians, family members and journalists, and supported by original and exclusive never-seen-before footage, this star-studded rockumentary offers a fascinating insight into the creation and recording of one of the most ground-breaking and influential albums in pop history.
Featuring new and exclusive interviews, Beatles' Biggest Secrets, reveals the inside story of the world's greatest pop group with explosive revelations about the extraordinary lives of Liverpool's favorite sons. From the band's formation and early exposure to the gritty world of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll in the dingy strip clubs of Hamburg, Germany, the program then travels forward through the Beatles' careers with shocking surprises about their relationships with each other, their women and their inner circle. Filled with interviews from friends, relatives, colleagues and former girlfriends as well as rare film footage and original artwork by artist Klaus Voormann, this is the first fully rounded Beatles portrait to appear on DVD. This is the Beatles at their best -- and their worst!
Fueled by archival film clips and captivating anecdotes from friends and family, this unauthorized biography of John Lennon captures a lesser-known side of the Beatle who caused as much a stir with his personal causes as he did with his music. Highlights include rarely told stories about Lennon's upbringing from his half sister, Julia Baird, and tales from former members of Lennon's first band, the Quarrymen.
Biographical documentary tracing John Lennon's life and music
This one-hour documentary recounts the musical career of the "Fab Four" in its entirety: from their early days in Liverpool to the peak of their success as the world's most successful pop group. The film is largely archival and built around extensive footage that chronicles the phenomenon of Beatlemania as it rapidly spreads across the globe. Much of the material has not been seen before and includes a number of interviews with The Beatles at critical moments in their career, plus fascinating footage from their final American tour. To complete the film there is also recent footage and retrospective interviews with members of The Beatles entourage as well as those who have spent time analyzing and evaluating The Beatle's musical and social impact on our lives.
