The Beatles ─ Photographs from the Set of Help!

An extraordinary collection of unseen photographs of the Beatles during the making ofHelp!. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the Beatles’ second motion picture,Help!, this almost entirely unpublished collection of photographs marks a pivotal turning point in the band’s history, as they evolved from much-loved musicians into the most important group of all time.
The Beatles’ first movie filmed in color, Help! is a madcap adventure featuring cinematography and film sequences widely considered to be hugely influential to the modern performance-style music videos of today. Specialist set photographer Emilio Lari was invited by director Richard Lester to shoot stills of the production at Twickenham Studios and document behind-the-scenes larking about as the band relaxed in their hotel between takes. With an introduction by Lester and intimate, never-before-seen images,The Beatles: Help! provides new and fascinating insights into the band that changed the history of music and the world.

Emilio Lari is a photographer who specializes in set photography. He has shot over 140 films, includingBarbarella, the Godfather trilogy, and Raging Bull. Alastair Gordon is an award-winning author, critic, curator, and filmmaker who has published numerous books includingSpaced Out and Weekend Utopia. He has been a feature writer and contributing editor for many newspapers and magazines, including the Wall Street Journal, theNew York Times, and the International Herald Tribune. Richard Lester is an award-winning film director whose credits includeA Hard Day’s Night, The Three Musketeers, and Superman II and III. Lester won Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or forThe Knack . . . and How to Get It.