Woodstock (1970)
The 1969 outdoor rock festival called Woodstock (although it
was actually held on a dairy farm near Bethel, New York) gave its
name to a generation and came to symbolise the peace and love
movement of the late 1960s.
Over 500,000 fans overwhelmed the facilities and when the rains
came the area was turned into a sea of mud. Yet there was no
violence and enormous good will during the three day event.
This Oscar-winning documentary did as much as the concert
itself to spread the legend of Woodstock.
Featured acts include Joan Baez, Jefferson Airplane, The Who,
Jimi Hendrix and Arlo Guthrie. The real stars however are the vast
audience. Scenes of nudity (amongst the audience) earned the movie
an undeserved X rating in the US.
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