John Lennon & Yoko Ono Doc Shows 'Different' Side of Ono: 'A Mother in Pain'
One to One: John & Yoko showcases footage from the only full-length concerts Lennon performed after the Beatles — now stunningly restored in IMAX with a powerful remix by Sean Ono Lennon.
The documentary features unheard private phone calls that capture unfiltered moments of Lennon and Ono’s life, from politics to personal pain. The film reframes their U.S. move as a search for Ono’s kidnapped daughter, Kyoko — a heartbreaking story that shaped much of the period for them.
At a time when it seems like there’s little new left to say about any of the Fab Four, One to One: John & Yoko — which begins its IMAX run on April 11 — is both revelatory and daring.
Co-directed by Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards, the documentary explores perhaps the least celebrated period of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's life: their first 18 months as New Yorkers. Upon their arrival in August 1971, the pair found themselves in a country electrified by sociopolitical change — and they inadvertently became a lightning rod. Their shockingly accessible Greenwich Village home drew all manner of avant-garde artists, leftist activists, and self-proclaimed freaks, who descended in droves to convince the world’s most famous couple to attach themselves to their pet projects and causes. More often than not, they obliged.
Source: people.com/Jordan Runtagh
