George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011, dir. Martin Scorsese) ****/****

This documentary on George Harrison is one of the most interesting documentaries I have seen.  Martin Scorsese, continuing in the same vein as his previous documentary on Bob Dylan called No Direction Home, brings George Harrison's fabulous career as a musician with the Beatles and on his own to life.  He paints a picture of Harrison that captures all of his idiosyncrasies and talents and weaves a rich tapestry of a truly compelling musical figure.  Harrison's contribution to the Beatles is brought to light as well as his spiritual contributions which for him was a life-long exploration that was always in development.  In fact, the spirituality that George discovered is highlighted as the most important contributing factor to his music and his life.  With insightful comments from many different interviews from such people as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, his form wives, son, and other friends, Scorsese's documentary portrays Harrison in a way previously unattained and gives him a respectful portrait as a towering musicians with an accomplished spiritual background.