Screening the Beatles Myth: Movies, Documentaries, Spoofs and Cartoons
by Roland Reiter
Category: Biography & Autobiography

Beatles, as well as dramatizations of the band's history, such as Backbeat, The Hours and Times, and Two of Us. The aim of this dissertation is to identify the projection of certain images and to contextualize their historic meaning and significance. In addition, this analysis examines the authenticity of such portrayals and describes their contribution to the evolution of popular cultural legends and myths, which are often integrated in the public's conception of history.