Directed by Peter Whitehead • 1966 • United Kingdom

Filmed during the Rolling Stones’ brief tour of Ireland in September 1965, this intimate backstage diary offers a rare look at the young Stones in the process of coming into their own. Featuring the first professionally filmed concert performances of the band, CHARLIE IS MY DARLING captures the Stones as they travel through the Irish countryside by train—dashing from cabs to cramped, basement dressing rooms through screaming hordes of fans—and in hotel rooms, where impromptu songwriting sessions offer a chance to hear familiar classics in their infancy. The stunning concert footage—including dynamic performances of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” “The Last Time,” and “Time Is on My Side”—shows the Stones developing the sound that would soon conquer the world.