Film for Thought: A Hard Day's Night (50th Anniversary Edition)

Showings

Studio Theater Wed, Jul 10, 2019 6:30 PM
INFORMATION
Rating:G
Run Time:1hr 30min
Release Year:1964
Genre:Comedy
Documentary
Category:Film
CAST/CREW
Cast:George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Ringo Starr
Wilfrid Brambell
Director:Richard Lester

Description

Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day's Night, in which the bandmates play wily, exuberant versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever. Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, including the title track, "Can't Buy Me Love," "I Should Have Known Better," and "If I Fell," A Hard Day's Night, which reconceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of all time.