
Venice Film Festival 2007 - Nominated - Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival 2007 - Won - 'CinemAwenire' Award - Best Film
Venice Film Festival 2007 - Won - Special Jury Prize
Venice Film Festival 2007 - Won - Volpi Cup - Best Actress
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I'm Not ThereI'm Not There is a biographical film reflecting the life of musician Bob Dylan. It depicts the iconic singer-songwriter through seven distinct stages of his life by using six different actors (Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard ...
Film SynopsisI'm Not There is a biographical film reflecting the life of musician Bob Dylan. It depicts the iconic singer-songwriter through seven distinct stages of his life by using six different actors (Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, and Cate Blanchett). Get Involved |
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Runtime:
135 min.
Genres:
Drama
Biography
Country:
UNITED STATES
Language:
English/American
Color:
Color
Certification:
R
Tagline
Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.
Plot Summary
The film has received much press for telling its story using non-traditional techniques, similar to the poetic narrative style of Dylan's songwriting. "The film is going to be inspired by Dylan's music and his ability to re-create and re-imagine himself time and time again," according to key producer, Christine Vachon.
The title I'm Not There is a reference to the Dylan outtake recorded during The Basement Tapes (Sessions). It was not included in the studio album The Basement Tapes and, for years, could only be found on the CD bootleg set The Genuine Basement Tapes and the later remastered version (still considered a bootleg) of that set A Tree With Roots. I'm Not There is one of the most famous and highly regarded outtakes, not just of the Basement Tapes, but of Dylan’s whole career. It was never officially released until it appeared on the film’s official soundtrack album.
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Directed by
Todd Haynes
Produced by
John Goldwyn
Jeff Rosen
John Sloss
Writing credits
Todd Haynes
Oren Moverman
Cast
| Cate Blanchett | ||
| Christian Bale | ||
| Richard Gere | ||
| Heath Ledger | ||
| Kris Kristofferson |
1 total review
by Anthony Kaufman - Curator Emeritus
Like the best Bob Dylan tunes, Todd Haynes' wonderfully puzzling "I'm Not There" is provocative pop poetry, sublime, political and complex, and swimming in a sea of allusions and slippery meanings.
But you don't have to know anything about the ...
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In this deep and provacative documentary on the life of Bob Dylan, we are invited to share in many aspects of the life of the man and artist. Each performer turning in grand performances - Marcus Carl Franklin, as the young troubador mature beyond his years - both lyrically and ... read more
by Anthony Kaufman - Curator Emeritus
Like the best Bob Dylan tunes, Todd Haynes' wonderfully puzzling "I'm Not There" is provocative pop poetry, sublime, political and complex, and swimming in a sea of allusions and slippery meanings.
But you don't have to know anything about the ...
read more
There have been a couple of documentaries about Bob Dylan that have become the gold standard for not only telling his story, but for music documentaries in general. Don’t Look Back and No Direction Home are both pretty well unassailable, so how do you make a narrative film that can ... read more