Special Friday Engagement: GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD (Martin Scorsese, 2011)
Event Date: October 7, 2011 - 6:30pm
Location: The James Bridges Theater, Melnitz Hall 1409, UCLA
GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD focuses the imaginative and inspired eye of one of cinema’s most preeminent filmmakers on one of the world’s most influential men. The film takes viewers on the musical and spiritual voyage that was George Harrison’s life, much of it told in his own words. The result is deeply moving and touches each viewer in unique and individual ways.
Academy Award®-winning director Martin Scorsese traces Harrison’s life from his musical beginnings in Liverpool through his life as a musician, a seeker, a philanthropist and a filmmaker, weaving together interviews with Harrison and his closest friends, performances, home movies and photographs. Much of the material in the film has never been seen or heard before. The result is a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of the most talented artists of his generation and a profoundly intimate and affecting work of cinema.
Producer Nigel Sinclair will be in person for a post-show Q&A moderated by UCLA Professor, and former Dean, Bob Rosen!
Official Selection, New York International Film Festival
Official Selection, Telluride International Film Festival
Official Selection, Athens International Film Festival
"Compendious and compassionate in equal measure, it’s ultimately an affecting portrait."-Trevor Johnston, TIME OUT
"Scorsese poignantly shows that Harrison left the world as he wanted: positive-minded, wiser and at peace. Now, through not only his music but also this thoughtful portrait of a lifelong seeker, part of that enlightenment can be ours." -Peter Debruge, VARIETY
DIRECTOR: Martin Scorsese
FEATURING: Eric Clapton, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector, etc.
Grove Street Pictures / Spitfire Pictures / HBO
HDCAM SR, 208 minutes (+ 15 min break)
Please note the early start time for this screening, which begins at 6:30PM.
