{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/6a256fb5a2db34bb89cac781?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Imagine (1972)","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/1780838388559-4d2af364-ac2e-4caf-a914-446718807b23.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>1972's Imagine was part-longform music video for John Lennon's Imagine and Yoko Ono's Fly albums, and part-bonkers conceptual art film. We try and get to the bottom of it: does it mean anything, and does a work of art's meaning have to be intentional in order to be, well, meaningful? Plus some key themes: mass isolation, intimacy in celebrity, male femininity through submission: sure, why not?&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>You can watch the 2018 remaster on Prime Video at the moment.</li><li>The trailer for the 2018 cinema release: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIhgBloqN0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThIhgBloqN0</a></li><li>The chess scene, set to Yoko's Don't Count the Waves: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/nVRhtWfJqXQ\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/nVRhtWfJqXQ</a></li><li>The video for the song Imagine: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/YkgkThdzX-8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/YkgkThdzX-8</a></li><li>OK, so we weren't 100% correct about Situationism, but give us a break: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situationist_International\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situationist_International</a>&nbsp;</li><li>The chess scene in Bottom: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f64qJorLrY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f64qJorLrY</a></li><li>The Marina Abramović work similar to Yoko's <em>Cut Piece</em> is <em>Rhythm 0</em>, in which she stood for six hours and invited the audience to use 72 objects to do whatever they wanted to her: <a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_0</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Meet the Beatles Films Podcast</h2><p><br></p><p>The Beatles Films Podcast is hosted by Matt Looker and Ed Williamson. We're both film writers and Beatles fans. Between us we've written for <a href=\"https://theshiznit.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TheShiznit.co.uk</a>, Total Film, Den of Geek and Virgin Media.</p><p><br></p><p>But tomorrow may rain, so you'll follow us on:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Instagram <a href=\"https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>Bluesky <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/beatlesfilmspod.bsky.social</a></li><li>YouTube <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/@BeatlesFilmsPodcast</a></li><li>Threads <a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.threads.net/@beatlesfilmspod</a></li><li>Facebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Ed Williamson and Matt Looker"}