No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005
Spawning both politically charged folk ballads that came to embody the very spirit of the turbulent 1960s ('The Times They are a-Changin') and sprawling, stream-of-consciousness litanies that irrevocably changed the face of rock music ('Like a Rolling Stone'), the years between 1961-1966 were inarguably the most artistically .. Read more
| Starring | Bob Dylan |
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| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Genres | Documentary |
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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Spawning both politically charged folk ballads that came to embody the very spirit of the turbulent 1960s ('The Times They are a-Changin') and sprawling, stream-of-consciousness litanies that irrevocably changed the face of rock music ('Like a Rolling Stone'), the years between 1961-1966 were inarguably the most artistically fertile for legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan. Director Martin Scorsese who had previously worked with Dylan on the Band's farewell concert film THE LAST WALTZ (1978) crafts an unprecedented exploration of the musician's creative process during this crucial five-year period with the historical PBS documentary event NO DIRECTION HOME. Part of PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS series, the film is the first ever film biography of the enigmatic, near-reclusive Dylan, who grants Scorsese his first full-length interview in 20 years for a startlingly intimate and endlessly revealing portrait of a true American icon. Bookended by his early days in the legendary Greenwich Village folk scene and the 1966 motorcycle accident that nearly claimed his life, Dylan's exclusive interview is supplemented with a wealth of archival footage that includes personal home movies from his childhood in Minnesota; unreleased interviews with colleagues Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, and Maria Muldaur; and rare live performances of classics like 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'Mr. Tambourine Man.' In addition, the Bob Dylan Archives opens its extensive film, tape, and stills collection for never-before-seen concert and television appearances (including the infamous 'electric' set at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival), outtakes from D.A. Pennebaker's acclaimed 1967 documentary DON'T LOOK BACK, and more. The result is a richly visual counterpart to Dylan's best-selling memoir CHRONICLES: VOLUME 1 that stands as a cinematic testament to the life and work of one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century.
| Starring | Bob Dylan |
|---|---|
| Director | Martin Scorsese |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 4 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Documentary |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 03 Oct 2005 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2 discs) (2005)
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The ultimate Rock and Roll odyssey...
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9 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Best Documentary on Music EVER!
I've just watched this on TV and it truly is everything it's hyped up to be and more. It's an inspiring documentary about Bob's early career and the whole musical climate of the early to mid sixties. Showing clips from his notorious 1966 tour of England and interviewing everyone from Joan Baez to Allen Ginsberg. After watching this all I have listened to in the past 24 hours is Bob Dylan. I think this will continue for the next few weeks. I was a casual fan before and an avid fan afterwards. The thing is I missed the second half of this but still feel review it and award it five-stars. I'll certainly be getting this the day it comes out.
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For fans and people who know nothing but want to know about Dylan
Never been that big a fan of Bob Dylan's music and always thought that he lacked the bite of Woody Guthrie and although this didn't do anything to dispel that prejudice, it did give me a better understanding of his importance as an artist in the last century. With the first half of the film working offering a presentation of where he came from and how he came to write what he did it worked tremendously well with the second half where the focus shifted onto a more critical look at him giving what felt like an honest assessment of a someone that I haven't given much thought about. Fits in nicely alongside The Last Waltz.
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I'm Not There
- 19 Dec 2007
Bob Dylan casts an elusive shadow. This year we've seen Hayden Christensen playing Not Bob (at the insistence of Mr Dylan's lawyers) in Factory Girl. Adam Sandler looking awfully like him in Reign On Me. And we've heard the real McCoy growl out a new blues on the soundtrack for Lucky You. Now we get no less than six Bobs (though none goes by that name) in Todd Haynes' bio-mash-up, I'm Not There. The title comes from one of the more obscure Basement Tapes recordings, and you can see why it... Read more
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