The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

[Machine Translation] The miraculous days of John's separation from Yoko: the true story of where and what John was doing during the 18 months from the fall of 1973. --The story of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's private life during the "Lost Weekend" is well known to Beatles fans, but the true circumstances of their separation are not well known. Mei Pang, a Chinese-American who worked as John and Yoko's personal secretary and production assistant, spent time with John during that period at Yoko's insistence. This documentary film depicts the 18 months from the fall of 1973 to early 1975, through May's own testimony. With May's help, John was able to reunite with his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, and their eldest son, Julian Lennon, during this time, and despite the name "The Lost Weekend," the album "Mind Games" ('73) and "Ride Through Midnight," which featured Elton John and reached number one on the US singles chart, were released. The band created masterpieces such as "Heart Walls, Love Bridges" ('74), which featured Elton John and included the song "Rush Through Midnight," which reached No. 1 on the U.S. Singles Chart. He collaborated with David Bowie, Harry Nilsson, Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr, and others, and had a reunion with Paul McCartney after a long time, and had the most prolific and commercially successful solo career since the Beatles' breakup. Weaving together many of John's classic songs, rare archival footage, and photographs, May recalls the unforgettable days between herself and John as a young man, bringing the real John Lennon as seen through her eyes to life in this fan-favorite film.

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ヨーコとの「別離」が生んだ奇跡の日々。1973年秋からの18ヵ月、ジョンはどこで何をしていたのか― 50年の時を経て明かされる、真実の物語。――ザ・ビートルズのファンには周知の事実ながら、本当の事情はよく知られていない、ジョン・レノンとオノ・ヨーコが別居していた「失われた週末」と呼ばれるプライベートな日々。ジョンとヨーコの個人秘書であり、プロダクション・アシスタントを勤めていた中国系アメリカ人、メイ・パンは、その時期、ヨーコの強い希望でジョンと過ごすことになった。本作は、1973年秋から75年初頭にかけての18カ月間を、メイ本人の証言によって描くドキュメンタリー。ジョンはこの間、メイの助けを借りて、最初の妻シンシア・レノンとの長男ジュリアン・レノンと再会することができ、「失われた週末」という呼び名とは裏腹に、アルバム『マインド・ゲームス』(73)や、エルトン・ジョンをゲストに迎え、全米シングルチャート第1位を獲得した「真夜中を突っ走れ」を含む『心の壁、愛の橋』(74)ら名盤を創作。デヴィッド・ボウイやハリー・ニルソン、ミック・ジャガー、リンゴ・スターらとのコラボレーションや、ポール・マッカートニーとの久々の再会など、ビートルズ解散以降のソロキャリアのなかで最も多作で、商業的にも成功した時期を過ごした。ジョンの名曲の数々や貴重なアーカイブ映像、写真を織り交ぜながら、メイが若き日の自分とジョンとの忘れ難い日々を回想し、彼女の目で見た素顔のジョン・レノンが生き生きと蘇る、ファン垂涎の一本。

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