Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown
Summary Following the release of the A Complete Unknown trailer, Timothée Chalamet's performance as Bob Dylan is being praised by experts for its accuracy. Directed by James Mangold, the upcoming biopic follows the iconic singer-songwriter's rise to fame in the Greenwich Village's folk music scene during the 1960s, with a focus on his controversial decision to switch to electric guitars.
Anne Margaret Daniel, music writer and professor teaching a class on Bob Dylan at The New School : The set photos did not calm me down very much. Timothée Chalamet looked very clean. Timothée Chalamet is an immensely gifted young actor. I’ve enjoyed him in just about everything I’ve seen him in — except for Wonka. I’ll stick with Gene Wilder, thanks. But, hey! He looked like he was having fun doing it. For some reason, the prosthetic nose doesn’t look like Dylan’s nose.
Ray Padgett, author of "Pledging My Time: Conversations With Bob Dylan Band Members" and writer of "Flagging Down the Double E’s" Substack : From the Dylan people, I saw a lot of mockery. And to the limited extent I was looking after the trailer came out, what I saw was mostly positive. I saw a lot of enthusiasm from Dylan people.
Erin Callahan, professor and host of the "Infinity Goes Up on Trial" podcast : How many times have I watched the trailer? I lost count. I would say at least 20 times, if not more. With Dylan, there are multiple communities, and I straddle between the fan community and the academic community. There has been more criticism among the academics. On the fan side — they’re called the Dylanologists — they’ve been enthusiastic.
When I saw the trailer, honestly I was pleasantly surprised, coming in with the preconceived notion that this was going to be one of these cornball, made-for-TV quality type films that many other rock biopics have been recently. It doesn’t seem to have that flavor to it. Timothée looks better in the trailer than he did in some of the set photos, where he was wearing that hat and scarf. The scarf in particular was upsetting to people.
A film like this is a great opportunity for people to connect with what is charismatic about him and what is special about him. Versatility is strongly associated with Bob Dylan. He recently released a song called "I Contain Multitudes." So I understand why some fans might struggle with the idea of a biopic that purports to tell a definitive version of his story — that might become "canon" in the eyes of the culture — because a film can never be as nuanced as real life.
If I don’t end up liking the movie, but it ends up bringing a bunch of people into the fold and introducing Dylan’s music to a wider audience, I’ll look at that as a net positive. My expectations for this movie is that it is going to be competently made and well-acted, and ultimately be unexceptional. I think the chances that this movie is actually great are pretty low, but I also feel like the floor is pretty high.
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