Storyline

The story of John Lennon's childhood and teenage years from 1944 to 1960, his relationship with his aunt Mimi and his mother Julia -the two dominant women in the first part of his life-, his first meeting with Paul McCartney and George Harrison, their friendship, their love for music and the birth of The Beatles.

Plot Keywords

recording, cafe, restaurant, piano, banjo, kiss, boardwalk, pier, rock 'n' roll, book, reading, listening to a radio, nightmare, mirror, record player, listening to music, little boy, absent mother, flash forward, dancer

Short Review

Taylor-Wood has specialized in video installations and off-kilter portraits, and it was tempting to hope that her take on Lennon would unsettle and provoke. Instead, she stays resolutely on-kilter, as if awed into numbness by her subject.

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Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : $0.00 with a SHOWTIME trial on Prime Video Channels