Nowhere boy
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Nowhere boy |
| Country of production | United Kingdom |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2009 |
| length | 97 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 10 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Sam Taylor-Wood |
| script |
Matt Greenhalgh , Julia Baird (novel) |
| production |
Robert Benstein , Kevin Loader , Douglas Rae |
| music |
Alison Goldfrapp , Will Gregory |
| camera | Seamus McGarvey |
| cut | Lisa Gunning |
| occupation | |
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Nowhere Boy is a biography produced in 2009 that tells of the early years of the later Beatles musician John Lennon . At the same time, the film also addresses the genesis of one of the most successful music groups. The script is based on the autobiography Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon by Julia Baird , a half-sister of John Lennon.
Short story
The film shows John Lennon, who grows up with his aunt Mimi in a suburb of Liverpool . It is she and his mother Julia who influence him and promote his career as a musician. Lennon and school friends found the skiffle band The Quarrymen , which Paul McCartney and George Harrison eventually joined . The film ends with Lennon saying goodbye to his aunt Mimi, as he is going to Hamburg to perform with his new band.
Reviews
“After a somewhat arbitrary beginning, 'Nowhere Boy' finds its trail and moves towards a tragic finale to the family revelations, in which the three main actors play to their full potential. Sam Taylor-Woods debut film is a nice, accurately presented musical biography about the teenage days and artistic beginnings of John Lennon. "
“After a somewhat lame beginning, in which a lot of things seem too flatly told, Nowhere Boy manages to pull in clearly from the middle and tell his story with humor, a little pathos and a lot of rock 'n' roll - Beatles songs, however, are in vain look, because they didn't exist back then. "
Background information
With the support of Lennon's widow Yoko Ono , the film was partly shot on location in Liverpool, but also in Blackpool and London . It had its world premiere at the London Film Festival on October 29, 2009 . It was also shown on November 13, 2009 at the Turin Film Festival. In England the film opened in cinemas on December 26, 2009. The film was released in Germany on December 8, 2010.
Trivia
Aaron Johnson, the then 19-year-old leading actor in the film, met and fell in love with director Sam Taylor-Wood, 23 years his senior, on the set. Johnson and Taylor-Wood are now married and have two daughters.
Web links
- Nowhere Boy at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website for the film
- Official German website for the film
Individual evidence
- ^ Certificate of Release for Nowhere Boy . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , June 2011 (PDF; test number: 125 334 V).
- ↑ Age rating for Nowhere Boy . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Critique of film releases
- ↑ Oliver Lysiak: Nowhere Boy film review on moviepilot.de. moviepilot , April 30, 2010, accessed April 30, 2010 .
- ↑ imdb.de: [1]
- ↑ dailymail.co.uk: Artist Sam Taylor-Wood, 42, to marry 19-year-old toyboy actor Aaron Johnson from October 30, 2009.