A film that has been a part of my viewing routine in terms of musical documentaries is George Harrison: Living in the Material World. My fascination with George Harrison, first comes from his music (both in The Beatles and his solo work), is the main reason for my fascination, secondly comes from the fact that as a person, he was able to put together projects that united people from so many different musical spectrums and other art forms.
From the Concert for Bangladesh, which feature musicians from all over the wolrd, from Bob Dylan to Ravi Shankar (who had a personal reason for helping the crisis in Bangladesh), to the famous “most expensive movie ticket”, the production of Monty Pythons’ The Life of Brian, George Harrison was capable of uniting people from all walks of life and the best testimony to that is the posthumous Concert for George which had his friend and collaborator Eric Clapton as a musical director.
As for the documentary itself, it is divided into two parts, the first being mostly dedicated to the beginning of the career as a member of The Beatles, the second, and longer part, focuses on his solo career and final years. It is interesting the way his story is told, with great emphasis on his relationship with others and going into detail on specific events of his life as a consequence of his relationships, which is and interesting approach, but can mak the timeline of his life a little vague for someone who is not familiarized with it.
All in all, it is an amazing documentary with several interesting testimonies and anecdotes that deserves several viewings to be fully appreciated, for both fans of the Beatles, George Harrison, and yes, of Martin Scorcese, which keeps an amazing eye for capturing events and details in the interviews. Meanwhile having just reviewed the documentary a couple of weeks back, it’s incredible the new perspective I got from it, so yes, it’s very re-watchable and interesting to do so.
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