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Nerve Centre presents a special programme, Loud, Young and Free as part of Rip It Up, a UK-wide film season made possible with the support of the BFI Film Audience Network, awarding funds by The National Lottery. Loud and Young and Free pays tribute to the pioneers of youth culture by showcasing contrasting portraits of youth culture in the UK on screen from a variety of celebrated filmmakers across decades ranging from the 1960s to the 2010s.
Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day's Night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever.
Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, including the title track, "Can't Buy Me Love," "I Should Have Known Better," and "If I Fell," A Hard Day's Night, which reconceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of all time.
Richard Lester | United Kingdom, United States | 1964 | 87 mins | PG
