George Harrison: Living in the Material World is a documentary film by Martin Scorsese that premiered on HBO on October 5-6, 2011. The film is a look at the mysterious musician who rose to mega-fame in the 1960s with The Beatles and went on to a solo career and a lifelong spiritual journey.
The life and music of George Harrison is explored in this HBO film that includes first person reports by some of the people closest to Harrison. The film includes interviews with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Olivia Harrison, Patti Boyd, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, George Martin, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Tom Petty, Phil Spector and Jackie Stewart. Sir Paul McCartney Marries American Heiress Nancy Shevell in London
The film opens with scenes of from the devastation of World War II in England, the world that George Harrison was born into in 1943. Harrison was born in Liverpool, where he met Paul McCartney and John Lennon as teenagers and The Beatles were formed.
The Beatles' history is much storied, but with the personal interviews with key people close to Harrison, the film gives the story behind the scenes, as the people that Harrison grew up, worked with and played with shared their insights about the musician.
George Harrison
George Harrison was known as the quiet Beatle, but still waters ran deep. Harrison himself appeared in a clip, talking about the material wealth The Beatles achieved at a young age, noting that after they attained wealth they realized that there was more to life. Harrison went on a spiritual quest that lasted for the rest of his life.
The story of the multi-faceted performer included his drug usage. Eric Clapton talked about his attraction for Harrison's wife, Patti Boyd, and how he approached Harrison to tell him that he wanted his wife. Patti Boyd left George Harrison and married Eric Clapton.
The film emphasized the importance of Harrison's spiritual life, his friend Ravi Shankar, the Concert of Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden in 1971 and George's love of meditation and chanting mantras.
The film is in two parts. The first part covers Harrison and The Beatles as young men and their rise to fame. The second part starts with the breakup of The Beatles, with the song Let it Be.
Martin Scorsese
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese stated, "I will never forget the first time I heard "All Things Must Pass," the overwhelming feeling of taking in that all glorious music for the first time. It was like walking into a cathedral. George was making spiritually awake music – we all heard and felt it – and I think that was the reason that he came to occupy a very special place in our lives. "
Olivia Harrison
Olivia and George Harrison were married from 1978 - 2001, when he died of cancer at the age of 57. They had one son, Dhani, who was interviewed in the film.
Olivia Harrison recounted in gruesome detail the attack on her husband in 1999, by a man who broke into their home. Harrison had a long battle with cancer, but the disease was not dwelled on in the film.
The most poignant portion of the film was at the end, when Olivia Harrison talked about the death of her husband. She described the light that filled the room as Harrison passed away.
Olivia Harrison, who was a co-producer of the film, stated, “Martin Scorsese's intuition towards George was evident the first time we met to discuss this project. He sensed what George was about: his music, his strong beliefs, his art, his place in the Beatles' story and his extraordinary life afterwards. Marty''s wonderful film has found all of that and more."
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