Underplayed Gems

Let It Be (1970)

Let It Be poster
Directed by
Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Genre
music documentary film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 21m
Rated
G
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 173 voters
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This documentary follows the Beatles during their recording sessions in early 1969. It shows them rehearsing and creating songs for what became their final album. The film ends with their last public performance on a rooftop.

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What happens

Let It Be is a 1970 British documentary film starring the Beatles and directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg. The film documents the group's rehearsing and recording songs in January 1969 for what was to become their twelfth and final studio album Let It Be. The film ends with an unannounced rooftop concert by the group, their last public performance together. The film was originally planned as a television documentary that would accompany a concert broadcast. When plans for the concert were dropped, the project became a feature film production. Although Let It Be does not dwell on the dissension within the Beatles at the time, it provides some glimpses into the dynamics that would lead to their break-up. After the film's release, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr won an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score. Footage filmed for Let It Be was later restored and re-edited for Peter Jackson's 2021 documentary The Beatles: Get Back. Let It Be had not been officially available on home video since the 1980s, although bootleg copies of the film still circulated. While attempts to release the film on DVD and Blu-ray have not come to fruition, a restored 4K version of the film was made available to stream on Disney+ for the first time on 8 May 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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