The film follows the Beatles as they record “Let It Be” and give their final performance as a group.
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Disney+ adds to its library of music documentaries, reviving a long-lost Beatles doc.
1970 movie added to streaming service let it be The film, directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, will be available for viewing for the first time in 50 years.
Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post Production, with assistance from Lindsay Hogg, restored the film and made it available for re-release.Jackson, of course, directed a 2021 documentary for Disney+ The Beatles: Get Back.
let it be The film follows the Beatles as they record the aforementioned album and perform their final performance as a group.
Disney says the background and story were provided. get back With this, Jackson and Lindsay Hogg have expressed support for people seeing both projects in a more complete context, allowing the films to be more fully appreciated.
“let it be It was ready for release in October or November of 1969, but it wasn’t released until April of 1970. A month before his release, the Beatles officially disbanded.So people went to see let it be With sadness in their hearts, they thought, “We’ll never see the Beatles together again.” ‘I’ll never have that joy again.’ It made the perception of this film very dark,” Lindsay-Hogg said in a statement.
The director further added: “But how often do you actually see artists of this caliber collaborating on what they hear in their heads? We saw the excitement, the camaraderie, the sheer joy of playing together again as a group, and just like we do now, we watched it with the full knowledge that it was the last time. I was blown away by who they were and are and what Peter can do. get backWe used all the footage shot 50 years ago. ”
“I’m really excited about Michael’s movie. let it be, which was unavailable for decades, has been restored and finally re-released,” Jackson added. “We were really lucky to have access to Michael’s outtakes.” get backI always thought. let it be required to complete get back Story… The two projects support and strengthen each other. let it be It is the climax of get backmeanwhile get back provide important context missing from let it be. Michael Lindsay-Hogg was always kind and helpful while I was creating it. get backAnd it’s no surprise that his original film has the final word…it looks and sounds much better than it did in 1970. ”
