The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

And I learned a lot from Lost Weekend as well!

As a music lover of all genres Lost Weekend hits it out of the ballpark. And if you're a Beatles fan and a music fan you will enjoy the behind the scenes look at the group. But of most importance the incredible relationship between John Lennon and May Pang. Watching the old school footage and images that May presents makes the movie so much more real and enjoyable.

It's as if you're really there!

Every element of the story has excitement and passion. And you learn a lot of new things about how the music was made, where the music was played, who worked within and around this legend and legendary band called The Beatles. But from May Pang's perspective.

All you want to get out of a movie like this is something new. And you get it from The Lost Weekend: A Love Story. Definitely a 10!

The 97-minutes fly by as May Pang (with a little help from her friends) shares her memories of not only her 18-month relationship with John Lennon, but the actual 10-year relationship they had. Lennon actually hints at things to come when, on the Dick Cavett Show in 1971, he (twice) name-checked Pang (one of two people who were brought on stage covered in full-length bags) as 'looking lovely.' I was amazed by the amount of never-before-seen footage and interviews. It's a stunning documentary that is so personal it almost seems like a home movie. A must see.

In a world of exploitative gossip it is a challenge to reveal a personal life story, especially when it involves the lives of the iconically famous. There is also an expectation of privacy among members of the inner circle. May Pang was put into the spotlight of scrutiny and speculation by circumstance, and her public personna was skewed by hearsay in the media. This gave May the right to tell her own story as history.

In her documentary she shares personal information about her background, setting the psychological and situational landscape that led her to an unexpected life experience. Despite her youth - her innate intelligence, compassion, and decency navigated her through the complicated demands of her position. The documentary is a heartfelt and quite personal truth that opens a view through the veil of secrecy - just enough to tastefully share her story.

At a pivotal point in John Lennon's post-Beatles life, May Pang was at his side, and the story of their relationship has been the subject of much gossip and speculation. In The Lost Weekend: A Love Story, May takes an affectionate and unsparing look back at this period. Whatever you think you know about Lennon in the early '70s, his music, his escapades, his circle of friends and colleagues, The Lost Weekend goes much deeper. A fascinating and emotional document.

I was lucky to see a viewing of : The Lost Weekend: A Love Story. It's a beautiful documentary following the young May Pang who started as an assistant at Apple Records, moving into a personal assistant position for John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It is a very compelling, raw, sincere story of a young woman who was lightyears beyond her young age of 22. May Pang was instrumental in helping John to have a relationship with his son Julian. May had a special bond with John that I feel helped him immensely. It is extremely well done. I credit May Pang and her producers/directors Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman and Stuart Samuels for creating a masterpiece.

I highly recommend it!