The recently restored documentary film ‘Let It Be’ has received a seal of approval from none other than Ringo Starr himself. Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the film was initially released in cinemas 54 years ago and showed The Beatles working on their final studio album of the same name. Although notoriously difficult to obtain, a restored version of the film was released last month by Disney+ after filmmaker Peter Jackson used modern technology to bring it to crisp new quality.
Starr’s comments regarding the documentary have been somewhat contradictory. He had initially claimed that there was “not a lot of joy” in it, though he has now stated that he approves of the new edit. Speaking with The Standard, Starr praised the re-edit of Lindsay-Hogg’s work and claimed that it focused more heavily on the music, the chat about the songs, and the lads themselves, rather than the internal disputes that previously took up so much of the film’s attention.
Before the restored version of the film was released, NME gave it an enthusiastic four-star review, suggesting that it remained a remarkable watch despite the multiple edits and re-releases over the years. Furthermore, Lindsay-Hogg recently explained how there were deleted clips of John and Yoko speaking together that never made it into the final cut.
It seems that the new version of the documentary has a greater emphasis on music and camaraderie, which has evidently pleased Starr, as well as many fans of The Beatles. Despite the various challenges the group faced during the recording of their 12th and final studio album, the arrival of the restored ‘Let It Be’ documentary has only served to remind listeners of just how iconic this band has been and continues to be
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