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      • Part concert movie and part social essay, Message to Love is a unique entry in the field of rock festival documentaries. The movie's dual agenda may be both its strength and its downfall. It's simply too much material for a two-hour time frame.
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  1. Review by William Kretschmer ★★★½ Feature documentary film of the Isle of Wight Festival 1970. Excellent and thorough documentary of a festival on the verge of chaos doesn't avoid some uncomfortable insights and still manages to include some great music.

    • (215)
    • Castle Music Pictures, BBC
    • Murray Lerner
  2. User Reviews. This film chronicles the 1970 Isle of Wight Rock Festival from behind and on front of the scenes. Incredible concert footage of Hendrix and Jim Morrison (both of whom died just after the festival) as well as numerous other pop, folk, and rock artists make this film wonderful just as a concert video.

  3. Sep 10, 2012 · Six hundred thousand 'brothers and sisters' rowed, shipped, and hitched their way across the watery divide, yet the organisers had sold just 50,000 tickets. 'The fence must die,' proclaimed ...

  4. A MESSAGE TO LOVE pays wonderful tribute to the musicians of the 60s and 70s. It is a hilarious piece of documentary, cleverly never letting the violence erupt but recording just enough tension to capture the reality of the problem.

    • Murray Lerner
    • The Who
  5. Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival: Directed by Murray Lerner. With Ian Anderson, Joan Baez, Martin Barre, John Bonham. In August 1970 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island.

    • (605)
    • Documentary, History, Music
    • Murray Lerner
    • 1997-02-21
  6. Message to Love. NEW. In 1970, 600,000 people descended on the Isle of Wight in England to watch a three-day music festival headlined by the Who, the Doors and Jimi Hendrix. Shot during the ...

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    • Documentary
  7. Apr 4, 1997 · It's not just the fabulous musical performances that make "Message to Love: The Isle of Wight Festival" so compelling, it's the sheer human drama that involves conflicts between concert promoters and ravenous music fans.

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