CHARLIE IS MY DARLING (1965)
60 MINS

The first British verite Road Movie:
The Rolling Stones 1965 Tour of Ireland

Two months after shooting Wholly Communion, Whitehead was sent for by Andrew Loog Oldham, manager of the Rolling Stones, who asked bluntly - "You want to film the Rolling Stones? I'd like to see this cinema verite method - just a camera, nothing else." Within three days Whitehead was on tour with the band. Highly praised by Joseph Von Sternberg, Whitehead's one-camera prowl after The Stones during their 1965 Irish tour is a rarely screened item. Its view of the band is totally non-promotional - there they are and there is a camera in their midst. No hype - just the viewfinder of a curious British film-maker.

"Charlie is my Darling" has remained largely unseen since the Rolling Stones transferred to new management in 1968. As this went to press the film is still unreleased and unavailable.