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| George Harrison: Living in the Material World | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Martin Scorsese |
| Produced by | Olivia Harrison Martin Scorsese Nigel Sinclair |
| Starring | George Harrison |
| Cinematography | Robert Richardson Martin Kenzie |
| Edited by | David Tedeschi |
| Distributed by | HBO |
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| 208 min | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
George Harrison: Living in the Material World is a 2011 documentary film directed by Martin Scorsese, based on the life of The Beatles' George Harrison. It earned six nominations at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming and Outstanding Nonfiction Special.
The film currently holds an 86% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 37 professional reviews.[1]
Plot[edit]
The film follows music legend George Harrison's story from his early life in Liverpool, the Beatlemania phenomenon, his travels to India, the influence of Krishna Consciousness movement in his music, and his relevance and importance as a member of The Beatles. It consists of previously unseen footage and interviews with Olivia and Dhani Harrison, friends, and many others.
Appearances[edit]
- Harry Harrison
- Irene Harrison
- Louise Harrison
- Pauline Harrison
- Peter Harrison
- Arthur Kelly
- Paul Lanzanic
- Joan Taylor
Production[edit]
After Harrison's death in 2001, various production companies approached his widow Olivia about producing a film about her late husband's life. She declined because he had wanted to tell his own life story through his video archive. Upon meeting Scorsese, she gave her blessings and signed on to the film project as a producer.
According to Scorsese, he was attracted to the project because 'That subject matter has never left me...The more you're in the material world, the more there is a tendency for a search for serenity and a need to not be distracted by physical elements that are around you. His music is very important to me, so I was interested in the journey that he took as an artist. The film is an exploration. We don't know. We're just feeling our way through.'[2]
Throughout 2008 and 2009, Scorsese alternated working between Shutter Island and the documentary. Scorsese, his editor David Tedeschi, and a small army of researchers spent five years assembling interviews, music, film clips, photos, and memorabilia.[3]
The documentary premièred at the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology in Liverpool on 2 October 2011.[4] It was shown on HBO in two parts on 5 and 6 October 2011 in the United States and Canada[5][6] and as a two part Arena special on BBC Two on 12 and 13 November 2011 in the United Kingdom.[7]
Deluxe Edition CD[edit]
All songs written by George Harrison, except where noted.
- 'My Sweet Lord' (Demo) – 3:33
- 'Run of the Mill' (Demo) – 1:56
- 'I'd Have You Anytime' (Early Take) (George Harrison, Bob Dylan) – 3:06
- 'Mama, You've Been on My Mind' (Demo) (Bob Dylan) – 3:04
- 'Let It Be Me' (Demo) (Gilbert Bécaud, Mann Curtis, Pierre Delanoë) – 2:56
- 'Woman Don't You Cry for Me' (Early Take) – 2:44
- 'Awaiting on You All' (Early Take) – 2:40
- 'Behind That Locked Door' (Demo) – 3:29
- 'All Things Must Pass' (Demo) – 4:38
- 'The Light That Has Lighted the World' (Demo) – 2:23
Book[edit]
Olivia Harrison authored an accompanying book, titled George Harrison: Living in the Material World and published by Abrams in 2011.[8][9] The book was edited by Mark Holborn and contains a foreword by Scorsese and an introduction by author and literary critic Paul Theroux.[10]
Awards[edit]
The documentary earned two Primetime Emmy Awards, Outstanding Nonfiction Special and Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming for director Martin Scorsese. It also earned nominations for Outstanding Cinematography, Picture Editing, Sound Editing, and Sound Mixing.[11]
References[edit]
- ^'George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^Carlick, Stephen (17 May 2010). 'Martin Scorsese to Unveil George Harrison Documentary in 2011'. Exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^Hale, Mike (4 October 2011). 'George Harrison Documentary From Martin Scorsese' – via NYTimes.com.
- ^'Scorsese's George Harrison film gets Liverpool premiere'. BBC News. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^'George Harrison: Living In The Material World Official Trailer Is Released'. thebeatles.com. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^'George Harrison: Living In The Material World'. HBO Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^'George Harrison: Living In The Material World'. BBC. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ^Rabey, Steve (9 October 2011). 'George Harrison, 'Living In The Material World''. The Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^'George Harrison: Living in the Material World – in pictures'. theguardian.com. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^Harrison, Olivia (2011). George Harrison: Living in the Material World. New York, NY: Abrams. p. iii. ISBN978-1-4197-0220-4.
- ^'George Harrison: Living In The Material World Awards & Nominations'. emmys.com. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
External links[edit]
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World on IMDb
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World at AllMovie
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World at Rotten Tomatoes
Producer George Martin recalled in The Beatles Anthology that the Let It Be project held great promise in the beginning: 'They were going through a very, very revolutionary period at that time. And they were trying to think of something new. They did actually come up with a very good idea, which I thought was well worth working on; The wanted to write an album completely and rehearse it and then perform it in front of a large audience -- and for that to be a live album of new material. And we started rehearsing down at Twickenham film studios, and I went along with them.'
George Harrison, who was the least invested member of the band in regards to returning to the stage, recalled the band's initial plan: 'I think the original idea was to rehearse some new songs, and then we were going to pick a location and record the album of the songs in a concert. I suppose kinda like they do these days on Unplugged, except, y'know, it wasn't to be unplugged. It was to do a live album.'
Among the songs featured in the film are 'Let It Be,' 'Get Back,' 'Don't Let Me Down,' 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer,' 'For You Blue,' 'Octopus' Garden,' 'I Me Mine,' 'Across The Universe,' and 'The Long And Winding Road,' and covers of 'Besame Mucho,' 'Shake, Rattle And Roll,' and 'Kansas City,' among many others.
In 1970 John Lennon recalled the nearly month-long film shoot saying: 'It was just a dreadful, dreadful feeling being filmed all the time. I just wanted them to go away. And we'd be there at eight in the morning and you couldn't make music at eight in the morning, or 10, or whatever it was . . . in a strange place with people filming you and colored lights.'
The tension between the group is palpable, especially during the sequence where Harrison and McCartney argue over Harrison's playing on the song 'Two Of Us.'
McCartney explained that unconsciously, the Beatles were actually telling the world that they were breaking up: 'In fact what happened was when we got in there we showed how the breakup of a group works because we didn't realize that we were actually breaking up, y'know as it was happening.'
The movie lightens up considerably during the second half, when the filming moved to the group's new Apple basement studios, with the addition of keyboardist Billy Preston. A major highlight of the film is the final sequence, when the Beatles play in impromptu set on the Apple headquarters rooftop, featuring 'Get Back,' 'Dig A Pony,' 'I've Got A Feeling,' 'Don't Let Me Down,' and 'One After 909.' Filmed on January 30th, 1969, it would be the band's final public performance.
Reviews for the film, which was released a month after the group's breakup, were mixed, citing the sluggish and depressing nature of the film, as well as director Michael Lindsay-Hogg's sloppy editorial choices. But across the board, both critics and fans agreed on the power of the group's triumphant rooftop set.
Author Ritchie Unterberger chronicled the prolonged Get Back/Let It Be sessions in his book, titled The Unreleased Beatles: 'They had bitten off more than they could chew. Y'know, even before they assembled in January, the idea was, 'Let's get back to playing as a live band' -- pretty good idea. But then it was, 'Let's make it an album and a film, and we're going to make the album a film of us doing a concert of songs we've never recorded before.' It's kind of like trying to do too much at once. And then you're recording it -- the comparison I made in the book is kind of Nixon's 'The Watergate Tapes,' you have no idea that this stuff is going to comeback to haunt you forever.']
Beatlefan magazine's executive editor Al Sussman saw the film within days of its premiere and was left speechless by the group's live swan song: 'It was really depressing. But, what made it worthwhile was the rooftop, y'know? Because when I left that theater, I was this far off the ground. Despite the fact that we knew everything that happened afterward. Yeah, that saves the film.'
Ken Mansfield, the former U.S. manager of Apple Records was among the handful of insiders present at the rooftop concert that day. He recalled prior to the lunchtime gig walking in on the four Beatles who were using one of the Apple offices as a makeshift dressing room: 'It was like walking in on a band, a nervous bunch of guys getting ready to do an audition. I don't know if it's because they hadn't played together, or whether they were trying to put the set together, but it was one of those kind of tense things where they were nervous. When we locked the doors upstairs, and the minute they started playing -- and y'know all the. . . everything that was going down, all the stuff. It's like it all went away and I really believe in my mind that they forgot everything and they were what they were. They were the Beatles.'
Let It Be earned the Beatles their only Academy Award, when they won the 1970 Oscar for Best Original Song Score.