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A Beatles Tribute
| Title: | A Hard Day's Night (1964), d. Richard Lester |
| Starring: | John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr |
| Summary: | A frenetic “mockumentary” released during the Beatles’ headlong rush to superstardom, this movie purports to document their manic routine of concerts, recording sessions, travel, and brushes with unhinged fans. It’s the best document of Swinging London there is, and the surreal vignettes, handheld camera, and slash-cut editing influenced everything from The Monkees to MTV for decades afterward. |
| Dress: | Carnaby Street mod. Narrow lapels and ties for the men; minis, wild hats, or just big bright colors for the ladies. |
| Music: | Plenty of Beatles tunes in the movie, so cue up some other British Invasion groups: Herman’s Hermits, the Dave Clark Five, Peter and Gordon, Gerry and the Pacemakers… all certified fab. |
| Food: | English pub mainstays: ploughman’s plates with crusty bread are easy (Here’s a guide), or serve sausage rolls. If your guests are adventurous, go for steak-and-kidney pie. |
| Drink: | Serve pints of English bitter (Fuller’s London Pride and Samuel Smith’s are widely available in the US) or Bass Ale. Mix pitchers of Pimm’s Cup, the traditional British quencher with gin; here’s the recipe. Or pour cups of Earl Grey tea – veddy proper, don’t you know. Pinkies out. |
| Farr Notes: | Pass around this ready-to-print leaflet on A Hard Day's Night |
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