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John Lennon - Lennon.Nyc.(2010)-SaMFiE man

type. muziek/docu
formaat. dvd9
bron. dvd
taal. engels/duits
ondertitels. duits
duur. 115 minuten


John Lennon famously began his life in working-class Liverpool. Just as
famously, he lost it in every-class New York. This edition of American
Masters explores the nine years he spent in the United States, counting
the recording of 1973's Mind Games in Los Angeles during his infamous
lost weekend. Director Michael Epstein compiles his words with new
interviews, photographs, home movies, and performances (including studio
outtakes). In 1971, Lennon and Yoko Ono sought to escape the hostility of
the London press and reinvent themselves, so they moved to the Big Apple,
where they hobnobbed with Andy Warhol and Abbie Hoffman. Former senator
Tom Hayden talks about their efforts on behalf of the antiwar movement
and how that caught the attention of the Feds who tried to deport them,
while musicians recall the making of albums like 1974's Walls and
Bridges. Ono remembers Lennon's househusband days with fondness, even if
she still seems hurt when describing the night he slept with another
woman (Lennon nemesis Richard Nixon had just won the presidency). In the
end, he found the happiness he sought, even if it didn't last. Other
speakers include photographer Bob Gruen, talk show host Dick Cavett,
Double Fantasy producer Jack Douglas, and Elton John, Lennon's duet
partner on the chart-topper "Whatever Gets You Through the Night."
LennoNYC, which takes an even-handed look at an enormously talented human
being, duplicates events that appear in other films, like Imagine, but
there's enough vital material here to please fans old and new alike.


LENNONYC is the story of one of the most famous and influential artists
of the Twentieth Century, and how he found redemption not in the public
adoration he craved as a youth, but in the quiet and simple pleasures of
fatherhood. And, though he wasn't a typical immigrant, his story is
certainly an immigrant's tale. Lennon came to New York City in 1971,
seeking what every other immigrant who has washed up on its shores has
sought: freedom-the freedom to be himself and not 'Beatle John,' the
freedom to love without the overwhelming public scorn he and Yoko had
suffered in London, and, simply, the freedom to live a normal life.
LENNONYC tellsthis story with never before-released in-studio
recordings, concert film only recently transferred to HD, and a trove of
Lennon/Ono compositions-some in versions previously unheard. It also
contains interviews with those closest to Lennon during this period in
his life-friend and photographer, Bob Gruen; musical collaborator and
drummer, Jim Keltner; May Pang, Lennon's companion during his 'lost
weekend;'rock superstar, Elton John; and Jack Douglas, the producer of
Double Fantasy. LENNONYC also contains one of the most powerful and
emotionally direct interviews Yoko Ono has ever given. No film about John
Lennon has ever covered this story with the same breadth and depth as
LENNONYC. As the public turns its attention to what would have been
Lennon's 70th birthday and the 30th anniversary of his murder LENNONYC
uniquely commemorates the life of oneof the most important and
influential artists of the Twentieth Century-someone whose life and work
is as powerful and relevant today as it has ever been. 

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