The Lost Weekend: A Love Story

In a world of exploitative gossip it is a challenge to reveal a personal life story, especially when it involves the lives of the iconically famous. There is also an expectation of privacy among members of the inner circle. May Pang was put into the spotlight of scrutiny and speculation by circumstance, and her public personna was skewed by hearsay in the media. This gave May the right to tell her own story as history.

In her documentary she shares personal information about her background, setting the psychological and situational landscape that led her to an unexpected life experience. Despite her youth - her innate intelligence, compassion, and decency navigated her through the complicated demands of her position. The documentary is a heartfelt and quite personal truth that opens a view through the veil of secrecy - just enough to tastefully share her story.

I was lucky to see a viewing of : The Lost Weekend: A Love Story. It's a beautiful documentary following the young May Pang who started as an assistant at Apple Records, moving into a personal assistant position for John Lennon and Yoko Ono. It is a very compelling, raw, sincere story of a young woman who was lightyears beyond her young age of 22. May Pang was instrumental in helping John to have a relationship with his son Julian. May had a special bond with John that I feel helped him immensely. It is extremely well done. I credit May Pang and her producers/directors Eve Brandstein, Richard Kaufman and Stuart Samuels for creating a masterpiece.

I highly recommend it!

I was a young busy "breaking my way into the world" girl during this era and didn't follow John Lennon at all. This beautifully done documentary brought me TOTALLY in to the life of John, his breakup with Yoko, his relationship with Julian, and his life saving love story with May Pang. She was vibrant and a bright light. I found myself shaking my head at times, laughing out loud and wiping tears...I really enjoyed the film. May Pang and Julian... you're wonderful! RIP John.

My husbands review: "It was a well done documentary that gave good insight into the relationships of John Lennon."

The 97-minutes fly by as May Pang (with a little help from her friends) shares her memories of not only her 18-month relationship with John Lennon, but the actual 10-year relationship they had. Lennon actually hints at things to come when, on the Dick Cavett Show in 1971, he (twice) name-checked Pang (one of two people who were brought on stage covered in full-length bags) as 'looking lovely.' I was amazed by the amount of never-before-seen footage and interviews. It's a stunning documentary that is so personal it almost seems like a home movie. A must see.

The Lost Weekend: A Love Story is an amazing film and May Pang is an amazing woman. As a huge Beatles / John Lennon fan I thought I knew the story. I did not! The Lost Weekend: A Love Story is compelling and beautiful and sincere - as is May Pang herself. And the archival materials!!! Don't even get me started. I highly recommend The Lost Weekend: A Love Story.