Mark Lewisohn & Nothing Is Real: 60 Years of a Hard Day’s Night

Before The Beatles came along, rock ‘n’ roll movies were usually low-quality efforts designed to showcase the latest star and turn a quick buck. A Hard Day’s Night managed to become something else altogether, capturing the wit, talent and presence of John, Paul, George and Ringo alongside all the attendant mania.

How did this happen? Once again, The Beatles were the masters of circumstance and timing. A scriptwriter with an ear for the vernacular… A director tailor-made for them… A movie studio with a far-sighted eye on the American market… Two songwriters at their collaborative peak… And four leads who were naturals at looking down the camera.

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