One to One: John & Yoko (2024)
April 11, 2025 9:17 PM - Subscribe
Set in 1972 New York, this documentary explores John and Yoko's world amid a turbulent era. Centered on the One to One charity concert for special needs children, it features unseen archives, home movies, and restored footage.
I was planning on watching it.
posted by growabrain at 11:13 PM on April 11
posted by growabrain at 11:13 PM on April 11
The heavy focus on contemporary television left me a little unmoored at first, and I was skeptical it would sustain itself.
But the rhythm of the editing was well managed and I could see it as a kaleidoscopic snapshot of a concrete time and place. It reminded me of the Rick Perlstein book Nixonland, given how central Nixon was to the general political air. And a relief in a way not to have the standard parade of talking heads.
The subtitled phone calls worked well as comic interludes. Funny that both Lennon and Nixon were in the habit of taping themselves. I suppose he must have had a machine for it?
I wondered how much of what was available to the filmmakers ended up on screen. I'd guess an awful lot. And what influence the estate had in the direction. May Pang makes a minor appearance as a flunky seeking flies.
I wish there had been even more performance. The footage from the concert seemed extra grainy at the start, and not so much later on -- was that just my eyes adapting to it, I wonder? Does it need to be said that John Lennon was extremely talented and charismatic as a musician?
posted by rollick at 9:18 AM on April 14
But the rhythm of the editing was well managed and I could see it as a kaleidoscopic snapshot of a concrete time and place. It reminded me of the Rick Perlstein book Nixonland, given how central Nixon was to the general political air. And a relief in a way not to have the standard parade of talking heads.
The subtitled phone calls worked well as comic interludes. Funny that both Lennon and Nixon were in the habit of taping themselves. I suppose he must have had a machine for it?
I wondered how much of what was available to the filmmakers ended up on screen. I'd guess an awful lot. And what influence the estate had in the direction. May Pang makes a minor appearance as a flunky seeking flies.
I wish there had been even more performance. The footage from the concert seemed extra grainy at the start, and not so much later on -- was that just my eyes adapting to it, I wonder? Does it need to be said that John Lennon was extremely talented and charismatic as a musician?
posted by rollick at 9:18 AM on April 14
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