Wonderwall is the title of a 1968 movie by then first-time director Joe Massot that starred Jack MacGowran, Jane Birkin, Richard Wattis, Irene Handl, and Iain Quarrier, and featured cameos by Anita Pallenberg and Dutch designers The Fool (who were also set designers for the movie). Joe Massot was a writer and director who was most notable for the film Wonderwall (1968) which featured George Harrisons first soundtrack, and the Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains The Same (1976). ... Gérard Brach (b. ... Guillermo Cabrera Infante (April 22, 1929 – February 21, 2005) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, translator, and critic; in the 1950s he used the pseudonym G. Caín. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Remo Four were a 1950s-1960s rock band from Liverpool, England. ... The famous Clapton is God graffiti Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the 20th century[1], garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and... Harry Waxman (April 3 1912 - December 24 1984) was an English cinematographer. ... // October 30 - The film The Lion in Winter, starring Katharine Hepburn, debuts. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the European Union. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Joe Massot was a writer and director who was most notable for the film Wonderwall (1968) which featured George Harrisons first soundtrack, and the Led Zeppelin concert film The Song Remains The Same (1976). ... Jack MacGowran Jack MacGowran, (October 13, 1918 - January 31, 1973) was an Irish-born character actor. ... Birkin in 2005 Jane Birkin OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an actress and singer. ... Richard Wattis (born February 25, 1912 in Staffordshire, England — died February 1, 1975), was an English actor. ... Irene Handl (December 27, 1901 – November 29, 1987) was an English film actress. ... 2002 Lincoln cent, obverse, proof with cameo Cameo is a method of carving, or an item of jewelry made in this manner. ... Anita Pallenberg (born January 25, 1944 in Rome, Italy) is a model, actress and fashion designer. ... The cover of The 5000 spirits or the layers of the onion, designed by The Fool The Fool were a Dutch design collective who were influential in the psychedelic style of art in British popular music at the end of the 1960s. ...

Plot

The story of the film revolves around the reclusive, eccentric scientist Oscar Collins (MacGowran), whose next-door neighbours are a pop photographer (Wattis) and his girlfriend/model (Birkin), named Penny Lane. Discovering a beam of light streaming through a hole in the wall between them, Collins follows the light and spots Penny modelling for a photo shoot. Intrigued, he begins to make more holes, as days go by and they do more photo sessions. Oscar gradually becomes infatuated with the girl, and feels a part of the couple's lives, even forsaking work to observe them. When they quarrel and the couple split, Penny takes an overdose of pills and passes out, and Oscar tries to come to her rescue. This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ...

Soundtrack

Main article: Wonderwall Music

The soundtrack was composed by Beatle George Harrison, whom Massot approached specially for the project. Harrison had never done a movie soundtrack, and told Massot he didn't know how to, but when Massot promised to use whatever Harrison created, Harrison took the job. Wonderwall Music was Beatle George Harrisons first solo album; a soundtrack to the film Wonderwall by Joe Massot. ... // In film formats, the sound track is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Deciding to make the soundtrack a kind of introduction to Indian music, Harrison recorded a series of short ragas at EMI's recording studio in Bombay in January 1968, then a selection of rock and other musical styles, at De Lane Lea Studios in England. Timing the segments with a stopwatch as he watched the unfinished movie, Harrison built up a healthy, varied musical program. The soundtrack album (Wonderwall Music), the first "solo" Beatles record, was released by Apple Records in November of 1968. It also appeared on compact disc in 1992, during reissues of the Apple catalogue. Timeline and Samples Genres Classical (Carnatic and Hindustani) - Rock - Pop - Hip hop Awards Bollywood Music Awards - Punjabi Music Awards Charts Festivals Sangeet Natak Akademi – Thyagaraja Aradhana – Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Media Sruti, The Music Magazine National anthem Jana Gana Mana, also national song Vande Mataram Music of the states Andaman and... Raga (rāg /राग (Hindi), raga (anglicised from rāgaḥ/रागः (Sanskrit)) or rāgam /ராகம் (Tamil)) are the melodic modes used in Indian classical music. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a music company comprising the major record label, EMI Music, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... A recording studio is a facility for sound recording. ... Mumbai (Marathi: मुंबई, IPA: ), formerly known as Bombay, is the capital of the state of Maharashtra, the most populous city of India, and by some measures the most populous city in the world with an estimated population of about 13 million (as of 2006). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... Wonderwall Music was Beatle George Harrisons first solo album; a soundtrack to the film Wonderwall by Joe Massot. ... Apple Records logo, featuring a Granny Smith apple. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Media:rofl. ...

Release History

The movie premiered at the Cannes Film Festival that year, and won an award, but did not gain a proper distribution deal, and its showings were limited, leading some writers to mistakenly state that the movie "was so poor, it was never seen by anyone". A print did finally appear on the American midnight movies circuit in the 1970s, and the movie on home video in the 1980s and 1990s, all of rather low technical quality. Cannes Film Festival logo. ... Midnight movies are a once popular phenomenon that started in the early 1970s and largely faded with advent of the VCR in the 1980s. ... The home video business rents and sells videocassettes and DVDs to the public. ...

In 1998, thirty years later and with Massot an established film director, he decided to restore and re-release his first movie. George Harrison's search for master recordings turned up a lyrical song, "In The First Place", which he hadn't submitted the first time around, believing Massot only wanted instrumental music. Massot was happy to include the song in the restored movie, which was released to critical acclaim the second time around, and got a distribution deal. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

The restored version of Wonderwall is currently available on DVD through Rhino Entertainment in the United States, and the disc includes bonus features. DVD (commonly Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Rhino Entertainment Company is an American specialty record label. ...

External links

• Wonderwall at the Internet Movie Database
• Wonderwall at All Movie Guide