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The Guardian
November 17, 2011
My favorite film: Backbeat
In our writers' favourite film series, Paul Owen explains why the Beatles bromance between John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe strikes a chord.
Backbeat tells the story of the Beatles' pre-fame Hamburg days, focusing on Stuart Sutcliffe, the band's magnetically sexy original bassist, and his relationships with John Lennon and the beautiful and exotic German photographer Astrid Kirchherr. It's a great premise, and director and co-writer Iain Softley tells the tale with all the smart dramatic pacing, period detail and musical verve you might hope for. But, perhaps more surprisingly, he also creates a complex and emotionally sophisticated portrayal of love, friendship and attraction.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2011/nov/17/my-favourite-film-backbeat?newsfeed=true (http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2011/nov/17/my-favourite-film-backbeat?newsfeed=true)
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not sure about the 'artistic license' used but yes its a great film, I enjoyed it a lot, in fact its time to watch it again.. ;D
(not as good as Nowhere Boy imo)
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by the Way the Actress ,who played Astrid speak german words himself.