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John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky

  • TV Movie
  • 2018
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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John Lennon in John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky (2018)
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Film telling the untold story of John Lennon's 1971 album Imagine, exploring the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono and featuring interviews and never-seen-before footage.Film telling the untold story of John Lennon's 1971 album Imagine, exploring the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono and featuring interviews and never-seen-before footage.Film telling the untold story of John Lennon's 1971 album Imagine, exploring the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono and featuring interviews and never-seen-before footage.

  • Director
    • Michael Epstein
  • Writer
    • Joss Crowley
  • Stars
    • John Lennon
    • Diana Robertson
    • Ray Connolly
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    1.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Epstein
    • Writer
      • Joss Crowley
    • Stars
      • John Lennon
      • Diana Robertson
      • Ray Connolly
    • 26User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    John Lennon
    John Lennon
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Diana Robertson
    Diana Robertson
    • Self
    Ray Connolly
    Ray Connolly
    • Self
    Julian Lennon
    Julian Lennon
    • Self
    Dan Richter
    • Self
    Eddie Veale
    • Self
    Phil Spector
    Phil Spector
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Jim Keltner
    Jim Keltner
    • Self
    Kieron Murphy
    Kieron Murphy
    • Self
    Nicky Hopkins
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    George Harrison
    George Harrison
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Alan White
    Alan White
    • Self
    Klaus Voormann
    Klaus Voormann
    • Self
    Dick Cavett
    Dick Cavett
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    John Dunbar
    John Dunbar
    • Self
    David A. Ross
    David A. Ross
    • Self
    • (as David Io Ross)
    Jack Douglas
    Jack Douglas
    • Self
    Ringo Starr
    Ringo Starr
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    • (as The Beatles)
    • Director
      • Michael Epstein
    • Writer
      • Joss Crowley
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    • Trivia
      The fan turning up on Lennon's doorstep at Tittenhurst Park to get answers about the songs that seem to speak directly to him in his dazed and bewildered state was Cesare Curtis Claudio.

      "I'm just a guy who writes songs. I'm just a guy, man" Lennon patiently explains before Yoko to invite the young man in for something to eat.
    • Connections
      Edited from Imagine (1972)

    User reviews26

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    7/10
    Familiar Territory, But Worth A Watch
    Stumbled upon this film and figured it would be a lame re-hash of the previous "Imagine" documentary. To my pleasant surprise, it felt like there was footage I hadn't seen before. I enjoyed pretty much the entirety of it.

    This is a portrait of Lennon in transition, newly free from the shackled of then-fraught Beatles. He seems a lot more relaxed and chilled out then just a couple years prior, and it's nice to see.

    I appreciated the documentary spending some time crediting Yoko's positive influence (for once) on songs like Imagine and others. Whatever your opinions of the woman is, it can't be denied that we got a huge amount of amazing music from her time as Lennon's muse.

    There's a number of talking heads without much interesting things to say. Basically just heaping praise, which dragged the film down a bit I felt. More interesting were the stories from the engineers and other musicians in terms of Lennon's recording process.

    All in all, a nice appetizer for the upcoming Peter Jackson helmed Beatles doc of their time recording Let It Be.

    Worth a watch.
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    • AlGranthamMusic
    • May 7, 2019

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • press release
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • John Lennon: Imagine
    • Production company
      • Eagle Rock Film Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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