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Susan Vahabzadeh
We live in the age of navel gazing, which explains why all sorts of people are making films about themselves these days. Entertainment constantly creates the appearance of authenticity: That’s why there are successful “True Crime” television series and podcasts, biopics are flooding the cinemas and broadcasters and streaming services, and what feels like half of all films are based on facts – with “based” being a particularly flexible term is. However, it has become a real bad habit that the object of viewing a film or a series also happens to be the owner of the production company in the opening credits. This development started with the six-part Netflix series Harry & Megan reached a new high. It doesn’t matter whether you think the series is great or not: everyone has to stop calling it a “documentary”. if Harry & Megan is a documentary, then “A Hard Day’s Night” is one too, because after all, they have beatles and their screaming fans undoubtedly existed.