"A Hard Day's Night" by Richard Lester

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"Richard Lester's film A Hard Day's Night (1964) is a narrative film and not a documentary, though it makes use of the methods of cinema verite and other documentary techniques to add a level of realism that becomes itself a subject of humor in the film. Ostensibly, the film follows the Beatles in the course of a day. The four play themselves and are seen preparing for an appearance, interacting with managers and others, and being pursued by screaming fans. Yet, this is not a documentary at all. It is a scripted film with a narrative structure and with created scenes rather than scenes observed by an indifferent camera. The documentary look of the film is used to enhance the effect of the comedy, to provide a sense of realism against which the action is played, and to bring the viewer that much closer to the characters of the Beatles as they are portrayed in this film."

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