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Actors: Ian Hart, Gary Bakewell, Stephen Dorff, Chris O'Neill, Scott Williams, Sheryl Lee
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Backbeat |
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This film is a biopic of "The Beatles". But it chronicles the times much before Beatlemania set in and when the "Fab Four" were actually five - including John Lennon's closest friend - the supremely talented Stuart Sutcliffe.
The film commences with their journey from Liverpool to Hamburg. The Beatles start playing in the then obscure joint called "The Star Club" and thier popularity grows with each performance - especially among the opposite sex. Early renditions of some classic beatles numbers are the highlight of this period.
Meanwhile Stuart, who also seriously dabbles in art, falls in love with a German Painter Astrid Kirchherr (Interestingly, it was Astrid who gave Stuart the haircut which was later adopted and came to be known as "The Beatles Cut"). As it turns out, on their second trip to Hamburg, Stuart decides to forsake Rock'n'Roll to start a new life in Germany with his girlfriend. John, George, Paul and Pete Best (the Beatles drummer before Ringo) returned to Liverpool in 1961. Stuart Sutcliffe died in April 1962, a day before the Beatles were to arrive for thier third Hamburg trip. Thus ended a rarely discussed chapter in the history of the Beatles.
--Biswa, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Backbeat |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- musician
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- singer/musician
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
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