Directors Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman and Stuart Samuels discuss the new film about Pang and the ex Beatle: ‘We were not trying to make an objective documentary. ‘
The ballad of John Lennon and Yoko Ono has been told and re-told; it’s an essential part of rock’n’roll lore, complete with myths – Yoko broke up the Beatles, for one – and other exaggerations. Lost in the grand sweep of the Lennon and Ono saga is the story of May Pang, the quintessential forgotten woman.
Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman and Stuart Samuels are the co-directors of “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story” about the relationship of May Pang and John Lennon in the early 1970s. The documentary “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story” tells the story of May Pang and John Lennon in the early ‘70s. The film recounts that Ono thought she was losing her husband and so foisted a reluctant Pang, the couple’s personal assistant, into Lennon’s arms in order to control the relationship and snatch Lennon back when she was ready.
Brandstein: In a sense, the film became a memoir. We don’t show the people interviewed at the age they are now – except for Julian Lennon – we hear their voices and we see pictures reflecting them from back then. Only in the last act do we see May now. Kaufman: John gave May a Nikon and a Polaroid. He liked seeing his life through May’s eyes so she created a very intimate portrait of him and them together. May also still has 17 of his doodles, which are in the movie and which also help tell the story of their relationship. Then Stuart got us footage and stills that went beyond those personal photos and drawings.
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