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Richard Lester's innovations in "A Hard Day's Night" have become familiar; because the style, the subject and the stars are so suited to one another, the movie hasn't become dated. It's filled with the exhilaration of four musicians who were having fun and creating at the top of their form and knew it. Movies were tamer in 1964.
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A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 musical comedy film starring the English rock band the Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr —during the height of Beatlemania. Directed by Richard Lester, it was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists. The film portrays 36 hours in the lives of the group ...
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The filming style and handheld camera work lend themselves not only to Lester’s frantic style, but there’s also an indication that this is a day in the life type of musical-comedy (no pun intended). It’s the perfect combination of quotable one-liners and zingers paired with a certain Liverpoolian wit (ie. “I now declare this bridge open” is famousl...
It’s odd to think that the name The Beatles is never spoken in A Hard Day’s Night. It just is. It’s part of the world’s collective consciousness. It brings to mind a chance encounter John has with a woman who, while she doesn’t utter his name, notes his striking resemblance to one of the boys. In the end she’s mistaken, and he walks away muttering ...
As quick as they arrived, they get whisked off by a helicopter to their next destination, ready to rock another day. I’m not sure if this is based on A Hard Day’s Nightor my own wishful dreaming, but I like to think that they’re heading across the ocean blue as the flagship of The British Invasion. Because when you watch this film it all comes into...
Jul 7, 2014 · Here are ten ways a Hard Day’s Night changed the world. 1. It basically invented the music video. In 1984, A Hard Day’s Night director Richard Lester was given an award by MTV declaring him ...
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Mar 24, 2022 · Cinematographer Gilbert Taylor shot A Hard Day’s Night on 35 mm film using multiple Arriflex 35 IIB cameras (with Lester often serving as one of the camera operators for handheld sequences). Tight interior sequences like the ones aboard the train were shot with 14 mm spherical lenses, while 10:1 zooms were used for many other scenes in order to give the operators maximum flexibility in ...
Jan 12, 2022 · A Hard Day’s Night. on the Criterion Collection. This 4K disc renders the ragged, antic beauty of Richard Lester’s delirious Beatlemania caper in all its splendor. by Jake Cole. January 12, 2022. Between 1963 and ’64, the Beatles made an impact on the world that transcended mere entertainment. The open social rebellion of their image, and ...
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A Hard Day's Night: Directed by Richard Lester. With The Beatles, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison. Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
