<p>Jean-Luc Godard's legendary film is a double-header of sorts: It is both an insightful portrait of a band's creative process and a provocative dissection of Western counter culture.<br /> Candid documentary footage of The Rolling Stones in the studio, developing songs for the Beggar's Banquet album, is intercut with a collage of surreal fictional vignettes probing subjects as diverse as Black Power, pornography and the role of the media.<br /> The Stones' studio sessions follow the development of the song in the film's title. Beginning as a loose outline of a ballad, it acquires a rollicking groove and transforms by iterations into the Stones' signature tune that defined the sound of an era.<br /> Godard's pioneering combination of rockumentary and sharp, absurdist political satire is an intriguing cocktail, portraying the cultural turmoil gripping the West in the late 60s as a backdrop to the creation of a seminal piece of rock history. This new 35mm print is a must-see for Rolling Stones fans and those interested in cinema as agit prop.</p><p>