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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: DUPREY,MARCELLE
EAN: 9781417010929
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Digital Video Transfer, Surround Sound, Restored, NTSC
ISBN: 1417010924
Label: Gramercy Pictures
Manufacturer: Gramercy Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Gramercy Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: January 25, 2005
Running Time: 101 minutes
Sales Rank: 31069
Studio: Gramercy Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: April 15, 1994
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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: R
Release Date: 25-JAN-2005
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com:
Ian Hart's second performance as John Lennon (the first was the little-seen The Hours and Times) commands attention in this marvelous musical bio of the Beatles in Hamburg directly before their stardom. The focus is on the '5th Beatle,' Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorff), a bluesy bass guitar player who finds Germany has more interesting things (art and a woman) than music. The woman, Astrid (Sheryl Lee), chronicles the early years of the Beatles, and she falls in love with Stuart, a move that would influence many aspects of the Fab Four. Nearly overpowering the film is Hart in a great, energized performance of an artist on fire. The music was adapted for the movie, rediscovering the raw sound and ballistic energy in the back street clubs. These scenes of rock and genius intermixed with a nervy lead singer evoke similarities to Kurt Cobain and Nirvana. Directed by Iain Softley. --Doug Thomas
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Rating:  - The long and winding road to fame
This is the story of the early trials and tribulations of John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe, art students and rock musicians from Liverpool. They were scrappy trouble-makers when they formed the Beatles with Paul, George, and Pete Best and went to play in the shabby strip clubs of Hamburg, hoping to make a name for themselves. There, Stuart met and fell in love with photographer Astrid Kirchherr. Although he was very close to John, Stuart chose to leave the group and stay with Astrid, just before ... Read More
Rating:  - Soundtrack's better than the movie, but still...
...it's worth a viewing. Here's what's good about the movie, the acting is pretty high quality, the story is interesting, about the Beatles before they became famous, and were a band of teenagers tearing up this new rock'n roll music in Liverpool then Hamburg. It's a fun watch for Beatle's fans, an educational look into an earlier period of music for those too young to know the Beatles outside of hearing them nowadays in the supermarket. What's best about the movie is the soundtrack, someone recruited ... Read More
Rating: - Can we not agree - Oasis is a better band than the Beatles?!?
Riding a voracious roller-coaster and watching Ian Softley's "Backbeat" could be considered one in the same. From the excitement of the opening credits, to the lackluster conversations between infamous Beatle John Lennon and former-band member Stuart Sutcliffe in Liverpool, to the empowering nights of playing music in Hamburg, to the cliché drama over a girl named Astrid, to the emotional true formation of the Beatles, this film should have a subtext that it could, if viewed in one sitting, cause stomach ... Read More
Rating: - Sweet, Small Film of the Early Beatles
The Beatles' career is covered in this biopic which emphasizes the short life of Stuart Sutcliffe. Stuart was John Lennon's best friend from art school and he became a Beatle for a short time, not based on musical ability but on friendship. John was very loyal to Stuart and he was distressed when he quit the band to continue his pursuit of being an artist and live in Germany with his girlfriend. Stuart died young of a cerebral hemorrhage. A small film with a bit of charm and a bit of history. The DVD also ... Read More
Rating: - THE BEGINING OF ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULL CONTEMPORARY STORIES
Before the Beatles, Before Lennon-Mcartney there was Lennon-Stucliffe two working class boys from Liverpool that loved each other like brothers , Lennon wanted to conquer the world with his rock and roll band music and Stu wanted to show the world his art, however Stu accepted Lennons invitation to make a brief season in Hamburg with the band , Stu purchased a bass with the money he won seling one of his pieces, immediatelly the five guys entered a whole world of hardcore German scene with cavarets , bars, strip ... Read More
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