2021 · documentary · music
The Beatles: Get Back
Directed by Peter Jackson1h 5m2021
On the 30th of January, 1969, the Beatles performed an unannounced concert from the rooftop of their Apple Corps headquarters at Savile Row, within central London's office and fashion district. Experience the final and unforgettable iconic performance of The Beatles in a special 60-minute presentation, digitally remastered into the image and sound quality of IMAX DMR technology.
Our read: The Beatles: Get Back (2021) reads as a warm, measured, grounded documentary · music entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Warm, measured, measured documentary / music, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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