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Lennon Bio closes the London Film Festival

• 13th Oct 2009

Lennon enthusiasts might get excited about this years London Film Festival as this year the closing gala movie is the early Lennon bio-drama “Nowhere Boy” conceived and directed by reknowned contemporary female artist Sam Taylor-Wood.

“Imagine John Lennon's childhood… Liverpool 1955: a smart and troubled fifteen year-old is hungry for experience. In a family full of secrets, two incredible women clash over John. Mimi, the buttoned-up aunt who raised him and Julia, the prodigal mother. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into rock n' roll. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the teenage Paul McCartney. Just as John begins his new life, tragedy strikes. But a resilient young man finds his voice – and an icon explodes into the world.”

NOWHERE BOY is written by Matt Greenhalgh (CONTROL) and stars newcomer Aaron Johnson as John Lennon, Kristin Scott Thomas as Lennon’s Aunt Mimi, and Anne-Marie Duff as his mother Julia. They are joined by Thomas Brodie Sangster playing the young Paul McCartney and newcomer Sam Bell as George Harrison.

On having her film invited to close the London Film Festival, Sam Taylor-Wood comments: “For the past year I have lived and breathed this film. It's been one of the most transforming experiences of my life. For Nowhere Boy to chosen to close the London Film Festival, in a city I grew up in and which continues to inspire me is truly amazing.”

This is Taylor-Woods debut feature and will also be the world premiere of the film. The gala presentation will be on October 29th.

The Festival runs from 14-29 October 2009

www.bfi.org.uk/lff