LENNONYC, Full documentary.

[Cetacea]

"...Following the breakup of the Beatles, Lennon and Ono moved to New York City in 1971, where Lennon sought to escape the mayhem of the Beatles era and focus on his family and private life. At the same time, he created some of the most acclaimed songs and albums of his career, most of them written at his apartment at The Dakota on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, including Mind Games, Whatever Gets You Thru the Night, I’m Losing You, and Woman. He also remained highly active in the anti-war movement as well as numerous other progressive political causes.

As much as New York made an impact on Lennon and Ono by offering them an oasis of personal and creative freedom, so too did they shape the city. At a time when New York faced record high crime, economic fallout and seemed to be on the verge of collapse, Lennon and Ono became a beloved fixture in neighborhood restaurants, at Central Park, at sports events and at political demonstrations.

Lennon and Ono also bonded with millions of their fellow New Yorkers in their experience as immigrants. The film traces their struggle to remain in the U.S. when the Nixon administration sought to deport them, supposedly based on a narcotics violation, but which Lennon insisted was in response to his anti-war activities..."

2 hours of 70's politics, and John and Yoko. an extremely well-done documentary and a must for students of 1970s activism.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/lennonyc/about-the-film/1551/

[EmeraldCityGrl]

1. Can't wait to watch this. I still miss John and George.

Lennon was one of the great philosophers of the twentieth century. If I believed in time travel I would
swear he came back from a future more evolved world. He was so ahead of his time.

[Cetacea]

2. The Great Communicator.