Meeting the Beatles in India

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Meeting the Beatles in India

2020

1h 22m

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In 1968 the Beatles travel to Rishikesh, India, to study transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

10/01/2021

3/5

The memory of the Beatles' relationship with India is revived in this engaging documentary, and if there isn't much really new here, it's still salutary...

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Michael Ordoña

Los Angeles Times

10/09/2020

Saltzman's observations and insight from Beatle historian Mark Lewisohn and TM practitioner David Lynch, among others, offer a window into this heretofore opaque time.

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Brad Wheeler

Globe and Mail

10/02/2020

3/4

It's a lovely look back - happy memories are revived and wrapped in garlands, set to a sitar-and-tabla soundtrack.

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Cain Noble-Davies

FILMINK (Australia)

12/20/2024

15/20

… a somewhat digressional nostalgia trip …

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Roger Friedman

Showbiz 411

11/02/2020

What sets it apart if that it's not sanctioned by the Beatles or their estates or Apple Records.

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Tim Appelo

AARP Movies for Grownups

10/09/2020

3/5

It's not the world's most sophisticated filmmaking, but it's quite a story Saltzman stumbled into.

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In 1968 the Beatles travel to Rishikesh, India, to study transcendental meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi.

Director: Paul Saltzman
Producer: Paul Saltzman
Screenwriter: Paul Saltzman
Production Co: Sunrise Films Limited
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 22m
Sound Mix: Stereo