John Lennon and Yoko Ono Documentary ‘One to One’ Lands Sweeping European Distribution Deal With Piece of Magic (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Piece of Magic Entertainment has acquired theatrical rights from Mercury Studios for “One to One: John & Yoko” across a broad swath of European territories, including France, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The documentary from Oscar winner Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland,” “Marley”), which world premiered at Venice and recently played Sundance, offers an intimate look at 18 months of Lennon and Ono’s life in Greenwich Village during the early ’70s.
At its heart is newly restored footage of Lennon’s only full-length post-Beatles concert – the “One to One” benefit show at Madison Square Garden in August 1972.
The film features remastered audio overseen by Sean Ono Lennon, the couple’s son. The doc reconstructs the couple’s Greenwich Village apartment to paint a picture of their American experience, weaving in period TV footage spanning everything from Vietnam War coverage to “The Price is Right” and Walter Cronkite newscasts.
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