Concert for George

2003
8.6| 2h20m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 03 October 2003 Released
Producted By: RadicalMedia
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://www.concertforgeorge.com/
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As a memorial to George Harrison on the first anniversary of his passing, The Concert for George was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London on 29 November 2002 . Organized by Harrison's widow, Olivia, and son, Dhani, and arranged under the musical direction of Eric Clapton and Jeff Lynne. A benefit for Harrison's Material World Charitable Foundation, the all-star concert took place on the day of the first anniversary of his death. Proceeds from the film also went to the Material World Charitable Foundation. The film was shot using discreet cameras from over twelve locations.

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Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.
im_veritas_photo I have rented two different DVDs covering this 29.Nov.2002 event. I have been bowled over by all of it, with only a few minor exceptions.I have always thought that the George-Harrison-written songs were, by far, the best of the Beatles' big catalog, and his solo career song-writing and performing after the breakup of that seminal group need take a back seat to no one.These DVDs prove my hypothesis. Exhibit A. No other evidence required, in any court of musical fame. These are truly GREAT!Spoiler: I was aggravated at the appearance of the female backup vocalists in this event. They seemed to be vying for Self-Aggrandizing-Tart-Of-The-Year honors. The men were, for the most part, understated and played as a team, as befitted this Tribute for a deceased great musician; almost all performed without intrusive egos.Some of the women, however: Another story entirely. Sam(antha) Brown performed a knock-out lead vocal on "Horse To The Water" (George Harrison / Dhani Harrison), but her attire was so over-the-top ego-driven in-poor-taste, this definitely detracted from the cut. This, after all, was supposed to be a tribute to Harrison, not a low-brow contest to see which female could dress as close to a night-walker as possible...So, If it weren't for that niggling item, I'd have rated this a ten.Anyway, I'll most likely BUY these DVDs, a drastic step for me. This is because every song just gets better and better every time I watch it.
tipperary-1 I first saw this concert on PBS and just had to have the DVD. This has got to be the greatest tribute show ever. Everyone did such a great job; the songs were sung by just the right people. Eric Clapton should be proud of himself. He put together a superb show. Dhani Harrison is a doll, a mini-George. Joe Brown--where has he been? What a great surprise! While My Guitar Gently Weeps was one of the highlights. Dhani was obviously moved by it and appeared to say something to that affect to EC at the end. EC then comforted Dhani as Joe sang I'll See You In My Dreams. It was all just beautiful. Thank you, Eric. Thank you all for putting this together for all George's fans.
imdb-2078 Touching, heartfelt. It was wonderful to hear all those great songs so perfectly performed.Almost too perfectly. Of course, Jeff Lynn and Mark Mann of ELO mixed it, and lord knows Lynn would never burden us with anything human.Apart from that injudicious perfection, the film is a glorious and uplifting celebration of the coolest Beatle and his music. So many of these songs are stand-outs that it nearly breaks your heart to think that George performed so seldomly. One wonders if his having been a Beatle deprived the world of the fullest blossoming of a great singer-songwriter.It's hard, from our perspective, to understand how Beatledom must have caged him in, both personally and professionally, and we're left with only inexplicable regret for what might have been.But never mind. On this film his music sings with the soaring spirituality and optimism that George Harrison clearly felt was what the world needed. The optimism may be dated, but the need is not.The DVD looked great on wide-screen HD. Highly recommended.
george.schmidt CONCERT FOR GEORGE (2003) ***1/2 FEATURING: Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Ravi Shankar, Joe Brown, Billy Preston, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Tom Hanks; Special Guests: Dhoni & Olivia Harrison. Wonderful tribute concert to music legend George Harrison held at England's Royal Albert Hall one year to the date after his death celebrating The Quiet Beatle with a mélange of his songs with music by his mates and collaborators, rejoicing with warmth and some humor (thanks to a partial Monty Python reunion with 'honorary' member Hanks (!) for 'The LumberJack Song'). A touching tribute to a bonafide genius.(Dir: David Leland)