2007 · drama · music · biography
I'm Not There
Directed by Todd Haynes2h 15m2007
Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.
Our read: I'm Not There (2007) reads as a neutral, measured, surreal drama · music · biography entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Neutral, measured, measured drama / music, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- measured
- surreal
- signature
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“You want fragmented Dylan mythology told as six personas and pure sonic mood.”
Skip it tonight — Nonlinear art-film structure will feel pretentious when you want a straight biopic.
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