Lennon Naked (2010)

Lennon Naked (2010) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
82 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Edmund Coulthard

Written By:
Robert Jones

Actors:
Christopher Eccleston ..... John Lennon
Christopher Fairbank ..... Freddie Lennon
Allan Corduner ..... Art Janov
Andrew Scott ..... Paul McCartney
Naoko Mori ..... Yoko Ono
Michael Colgan ..... Derek Taylor
Craig Cheetham ..... Ringo Starr
Jack Morgan ..... George Harrison
Claudie Blakley ..... Cynthia Lennon
Rory Kinnear ..... Brian Epstein
Adrian Bower ..... Pete Shotton
Di Botcher ..... Dot
Eileen O'Brien ..... Lil
Debora Weston ..... Gloria Emerson
Dave Legeno ..... Les

Synopsis:

John Lennon is one of the most enduring figures in musical and cultural history. One quarter of The Beatles, peace activist, visual artist and author, he was a man whose personal life was never short on drama, intrigue and eventually, conspiracy. Thirty years after his death, Christopher Eccleston stars as the enigmatic musician in a defining period of his life, as he moved from Beatle John to an icon. It covers a period of wildly fluctuating fortunes from 1964 to 1971, a time of worldwide adulation at one extreme, a combination of frustration and despair at the other. From the death of father-figure and manager Brian Epstein, his break-up with first wife Cynthia, his fascinating love affair with Yoko Ono through to his spiralling drug use and decision to leave England for New York, this is the story of one of the 20th century's most influential artists destroying everything to find himself.... In Supporting roles are Naoko Mori (Torchwood), Chris Fairbank (Only Fools and Horses), Rory Kinnear (Margaret/Finchley, First Men in the Moon), Claudie Blakley (Larkrise, Cranford) and Andrew Scott (John Adams).

In 1964 a reluctant John Lennon is persuaded by manager Brian Epstein to meet Freddie, the father who abandoned him 17 years earlier, with the press in attendance. The meeting is short and bitter. Three years later Epstein is dead and John invites Freddie to his mansion but again things turn sour, due to Freddie's drinking and insulting Mimi, the aunt who raised John. The Beatles set up Apple records but the press are hostile and Lennon's comment that 'we're more popular than Jesus' doesn't help. Rows with long-suffering wife Cynthia lead to marital breakdown and John's meeting Japanese performance artist Yoko Ono. Family history is repeated as Lennon leaves Cynthia and their son Julian for Ono, by whom he has a second son, Sean. In 1969 John returns his M.B.E. in protest at England's support for the Vietnam War while his stunts with Yoko Ono to promote peace alienate the press. Some months later he disbands the Beatles to the other members' annoyance and, after arguments with Paul McCartney, sees a therapist, who regresses him to the day Freddie left him. He learns that Freddie needs his help to write a biography, leading to one last showdown between father and son.

A profile of John Lennon in the late 1960s as the Beatles are set to fall apart.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 02 October, 2014.