Chronicles the early days of The Beatles in Hamburg, Germany. The film focuses primarily on the relationship between Stuart Sutcliffe, John Lennon, and Sutcliffe's girlfriend Astrid Kirchherr.
Acting
Ian Hart plays Lennon as a walking exposed nerve.
Cinematography
Grainy Hamburg nights that smell like sweat and possibility.
Score
The Beatles covers by alt-rock gods — Don Fleming screaming 'Twist and Shout.'
Director
Iain Softley
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ian Hart played Lennon again in Two of Us (2000) — he's the only actor to portray him twice in major productions.
Astrid Kirchherr's real photography defined The Beatles' visual identity; she invented the moptop haircut. Stuart never lived to see it.
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