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In 1976, John Lennon and Paul McCartney have a chat about their lives and discuss whether The Beatles will ever reunite.In 1976, John Lennon and Paul McCartney have a chat about their lives and discuss whether The Beatles will ever reunite.In 1976, John Lennon and Paul McCartney have a chat about their lives and discuss whether The Beatles will ever reunite.
Ian Eugene Ryan
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- TriviaWhen John Lennon offers Paul McCartney the chocolate, he says "Take this, brother. May it serve you well." This is a direct quote of a line Lennon spoke in the background to the song "Revolution 9" and in the scene, it is meant to be a joke between the two.
- GoofsThe movie begins with a message that the meeting it is dramatizing between John and Paul took place in April 1976 but when they got out into Central Park the leaves on the trees are yellow and the fact that there are yellow/brown leaves all over the ground indicate it would actually be late Sept or early Oct.
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Paul McCartney: So we're alone?
John Lennon: Yeah, you, me, and everything between us.
- ConnectionsFeatures Saturday Night Live (1975)
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not on our way home .
Made by a director who had known the Beatles since he made the ill-fated "let it be" ,at a time when the Fab Four were on the verge of split.
The dialog is essentially made of elements of interviews (notably the last ones by Lennon),of famous anecdotes.But all in all ,it is a well-chosen menu ,as exquisite as the Italian chocolate the two pals savor at the café.
It takes place in 1976,when McCartney enjoyed huge popular success (a sell out tour and a top single and album -with hindsight,his "wings at the speed of sound" sounds rather weak compared to many of his other albums- With the exception of Sean's phone call -Lennon's son was hardly one year old in late June 1976!-,all rings true ,which is quite a feat for an imaginary meeting .
Aidan Queen gives,IMHO, the best performance :happy-go-Lucky,charming,diplomat ,but with a sensitive side -see his eyes clouded with tears when they talk about the loss of their moms.
Jared Harris is not as convincing as,say ,Aaron Johnson in "nowhere boy" ;but the screenplay made him a sullen grumpy unsympathetic artist .
Both have remained competitive ,even if Lennon was inactive circa 1976: in the café ,Lennon wants his young fan to say that "silly love songs" is lousy (which it is,compared to Paul's best works);but Paul takes his revenge when the middle-age couple asks John to sing a bit of "yesterday" (an anecdote which reportedly actually happened, but Lennon's reaction was not so crude) A Prologue (the broadcast),four acts (in the apartment,in the park,in the café ,on the rooftop where they hint at their last live concert Lindsay-Hogg was compelled to include ) and an epilogue (Paul alone in his car phoning Linda);All in all ,this is a worthwhile MTV work ,which people interested in the Beatles should see .
I saw Paul live in Paris last June:after all these years,he is still on top form and his 2 hours 45 min concert was terrific,without "silly love songs".
The dialog is essentially made of elements of interviews (notably the last ones by Lennon),of famous anecdotes.But all in all ,it is a well-chosen menu ,as exquisite as the Italian chocolate the two pals savor at the café.
It takes place in 1976,when McCartney enjoyed huge popular success (a sell out tour and a top single and album -with hindsight,his "wings at the speed of sound" sounds rather weak compared to many of his other albums- With the exception of Sean's phone call -Lennon's son was hardly one year old in late June 1976!-,all rings true ,which is quite a feat for an imaginary meeting .
Aidan Queen gives,IMHO, the best performance :happy-go-Lucky,charming,diplomat ,but with a sensitive side -see his eyes clouded with tears when they talk about the loss of their moms.
Jared Harris is not as convincing as,say ,Aaron Johnson in "nowhere boy" ;but the screenplay made him a sullen grumpy unsympathetic artist .
Both have remained competitive ,even if Lennon was inactive circa 1976: in the café ,Lennon wants his young fan to say that "silly love songs" is lousy (which it is,compared to Paul's best works);but Paul takes his revenge when the middle-age couple asks John to sing a bit of "yesterday" (an anecdote which reportedly actually happened, but Lennon's reaction was not so crude) A Prologue (the broadcast),four acts (in the apartment,in the park,in the café ,on the rooftop where they hint at their last live concert Lindsay-Hogg was compelled to include ) and an epilogue (Paul alone in his car phoning Linda);All in all ,this is a worthwhile MTV work ,which people interested in the Beatles should see .
I saw Paul live in Paris last June:after all these years,he is still on top form and his 2 hours 45 min concert was terrific,without "silly love songs".
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