Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album

(2000)

★ 7.5 IMDb · 20 votes

Genres: Music, Documentary

Year: 2000

Runtime: 63 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Andrew Solt

Cast: Джон Леннон, Йоко Оно, Джордж Харрисон, Phil Spector, Andy Warhol, Miles Davis, Nicky Hopkins, Jim Keltner, Клаус Форман, Alan White

Plot

An instant classic when released in September 1971, John Lennon's Imagine was the ex-Beatle's solo masterpiece, and its musical legacy is matched here by priceless footage of Lennon's creative process, independently edited from original 16-millimeter footage by producer-director Andrew Solt with the hands-off approval of Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. Incorporating footage from John and Yoko's original film Imagine (clips of which were previously included in the 1988 documentary Imagine: John Lennon), Gimme Some Truth presents Lennon, Ono, coproducer Phil Spector, and a host of gifted musicians in a fluid context of conflict, community, and craftsmanship. Bearing witness to every stage of the recording process, this 63-minute documentary succeeds as a visual diary, a study of familiar music in its infancy, and a revealing portrait of the then-30-year-old Lennon--from witty clown to confrontational perfectionist--at the peak of his post-Fab Four inspiration.