Backbeat

An early chapter in the life of the Beatles is explored in this fascinating drama set in the dreary rathskellers of Hamburg in the early 1960s where the pre-fame Beatles have gone to solidify their act. At that point they were the Fab Five, including bass player Stuart Sutcliffe (Stephen Dorf) who wasn’t up to the others and seemed to be around only because he was John Lennon’s (Ian Hart) best pal. The movie hints that their relationship may have been more than platonic. Director Iain Softley focuses on Sutcliffe and his dilemma whether to stay with the lads or set out on his own as a painter. An arty German photographer (Sheryl Lee) pushes him to fulfill his own destiny. Songs are performed by Beatles’ impersonators who sound like the real deal.

(UK, 100 minutes, 1993, 35 mm)

On Entertainment Weekly list of "50 Best Movies You've Never Seen''

Winner Evening Standard British Film Award

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Vogue Theatre

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

9:30PM

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TICKET INFORMATION

3290 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
[Directions]

Call 415-346-2288 for tickets and more information

Festival Pass	$99 / $75*
Opening Night Film & Party	$35 / $30*
Opening Night Film Only	$20 / $15
Closing Night Film & Party	$25 / $20*
Closing Night Film Only	$15 / $12.50*
Individual Films	$12.50 / $10

Convenient Parking available one block from the Vogue Theatre at the Jewish Community Center, 3200 California Street.

* Discounts for Mostly British Film Partners: Members of the San Francisco Film Society, the JCC, The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, Frameline, Film Noir Foundation, Fromm Institute, Cinema Lit Mechanics Institute

Mostly British Film Festival 2013 Schedule

The Historic Vogue Theatre 3290 Sacramento Street • San Francisco, CA 94115 • 415.346.2288 [Directions]
Opening Night: Thursday January 17	Friday January 18	Saturday January 19	Sunday January 20
OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION at Jewish Community Center 3200 California Street San Francisco, CA 5:00pm - 7:30pm Hunky Dory 7:30PM Minnie Driver in conversation 9:30pm	Jump 4:30PM Odd Man Out 7:00PM The Deadly Affair 9:30PM	This Happy Breed 12:00PM Brief Encounter 2:30PM Cheerful Weather for a Wedding 4:30PM The Sapphires 7:00PM This is England 9:30PM	Ae Fond Kiss 12:00PM Flying Blind 2:30PM Once 4:45PM Swerve 7:00PM Burning Man 9:30PM
Monday January 21	Tuesday January 22	Wednesday January 23	Closing Night: Thursday January 24
Her Master's Voice 4:30PM Lost and Sound 6:00PM 56 Up 8:00PM	Stella Days 4:30PM Stand Off 7:00PM Backbeat 9:30PM	ASAD 4:30PM My Tehran for Sale 5:00PM A Million Colours 7:15PM The Runway 9:30PM	Black and White 4:30PM Shadow Dancer 7:30PM