On August 30, 1972, in New York City, John Lennon played his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles, the...
On August 30, 1972, in New York City, John Lennon played his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles, the One to One benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. This documentary takes that legendary musical event and uses it as the starting point to explore eighteen defining months in the lives of John and Yoko.
By 1971 the couple was newly arrived in the United States— living in a tiny apartment in Greenwich Village and watching a huge amount of American television. The film uses a riotous mélange of American TV to conjure the era through what the two would have been seeing on the screen: the Vietnam War, The Price is Right, Nixon, Coca-Cola ads, Cronkite, The Waltons. As they experience a year of love and transformation in the US, John and Yoko begin to change their approach to protest — ultimately leading to the One to One concert, which was inspired by a Geraldo Rivera exposé they watched on TV.
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95 %65 reviewsAudience score rating
"A reminder of the future we kids imagined in 1972. It’s also an act of encouragement."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Fruitful view into Lennon and Ono’s place within the culture."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"The rare rock doc that’s a must-see."
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Variety
Variety"A welcome addition to the ubiquitous Beatles canon."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"Struggles to deliver intriguing insight."
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Little White Lies
Little White Lies"Inspiring and often amusing to watch troubled soul Lennon strive to be his best self while the culture around him freaks out."
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San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle"Flooded with music and feeling that revisits a narrow if eventful period in the couple’s life."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"A fever dream of pop culture."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Most fascinating in its depiction of Lennon as a pragmatic activist."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"The movie you didn’t think you’d want..."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Maps a brief idyllic parenthesis of idealism and revitalised possibility after The Beatles split."
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Financial Times
Financial Times"Compelling, occasionally uneven attempt to bring the Beatles back down to Earth."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"Anchored by footage from the August 1972 One to One concert the duo organized."
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Time Magazine
Time Magazine"Retells the story of that time as well -- incendiary times, inspirational artists, amazing music."
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NPR
NPROne to One: John & Yoko | Details
- Rating
- M, Offensive language & content that may disturb
- Runtime
- 101
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Country of origin
- UK
