Charlie Is My Darling (BRD)

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*** Résumé en anglais seulement ***A meticulously restored and fully-realized version of this first-ever, legendary but never released film. Shot during a quick tour of Ireland just weeks after (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction hit #1 on the charts, the film is an intimate, behind-the-scenes diary of life on the road with the young Stones. It features the first professionally filmed concert performances of the band and documents the early frenzy of their fans and the riots the band's appearances inspired. The band is shown traveling through the Irish countryside by train, dashing from cabs to cramped basement dressing rooms through screaming hordes of fans. Motel rooms host impromptu songwriting sessions and familiar classics are heard in their infancy as riff and lyrics are united. The film is the invaluable frame that captures the spark about to combust into the greatest rock and roll band in the world.All versions contain the new version as well as the original director's cut, original producers cut and bonus restoration piece,Filmed in 1965 just as (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction was tearing up the charts and, in the process, sealing the fate of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Is My Darling remained unreleased until this 2012 deluxe set, which contains the first official release of the movie. It is a fascinating document of the Rolling Stones on the brink of superstardom -- and, in turn, the explosion of rock culture in general -- and it can be equally enjoyed as either the simple DVD or Blu-ray releases, or in a super-deluxe box set where it's supplemented by two CDs. [Blu-Ray Version.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi