The year 1971, abundantly documented - there are, it seems, hours of tapes - has already been the subject of several films on John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
The first of them,
Imagine
, was broadcast on American television on December 23, 1972. In 2000, the documentary
Gimme Some Truth
focused more specifically on the making of the album of the same name.
As for the British documentary broadcast tonight on Arte,
John and Yoko
directed by Michaël Epstein in 2018, it is more focused on the creative relationship of the couple that the former Beatles formed with the Japanese artist and performer.
The strength of the testimonies of close collaborators of the Lennons is illuminating.
The intention here seems to be to restore Ono's reputation, accused (but wrongly) of contributing to the Beatles' split and seen as an enemy by some fans.
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What the film shows is just how influenced Lennon was by his wife when recording his most popular record.
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