As a boy all John Lennon needed was love.
A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and intimate.
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- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Aaron Taylor-JohnsonJohn Lennon
- Anne-Marie DuffJulia Lennon
- Kristin Scott ThomasMimi Smith
- David ThrelfallGeorge Toogood Smith
- David MorrisseyBobby Dykins
- Thomas Brodie-SangsterPaul McCartney
- Josh BoltPete Shotton
- Ophelia LovibondMaria Kennedy
- Andrew BuchanMichael Fishwick
- James JohnsonStan Parkes
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- Sam Taylor-JohnsonDirector
- Matt GreenhalghScreenplay
- Seamus McGarveyDirector of Photography
- Alison GoldfrappOriginal Music Composer
- Will GregoryOriginal Music Composer
- Lisa GunningEditor
- Robert BernsteinProducer
- Kevin LoaderProducer
- Douglas RaeProducer
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