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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

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This documentary film traces musician Bob Dylan's evolution from folk troubadour to iconic rock star. Live concert footage and press conferences from the 1960s and a new interview with Dylan are used to draw a portrait of the legendary singer-songwriter. Additionally, the film features interviews conducted with some of Dylan's closest friends and fellow artists, including poet Allen Ginsberg, former love interest and noted performer Joan Baez, and Dylan's early mentor, Pete Seeger.

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Dorothy Rabinowitz Wall Street Journal 06/14/2018
Fans of Bob Dylan and others ambitious enough to sit through "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan" will discover early on that it yields no revelatory light to speak of on its subject. Go to Full Review
John Leonard New York Magazine/Vulture 01/19/2018
... Martin Scorsese has finally gotten around to doing for Bob Dylan what he did for the Band back in 1978. Go to Full Review
Glenn Abel The Hollywood Reporter 09/27/2005
As good as it gets in music documentaries. Go to Full Review
Danielle Solzman Solzy at the Movies Sep 26
5/5
Two decades on, No Direction Home: Bob Dylan is as vital and absorbing as ever—essential viewing for Dylan devotees and casual fans alike. Go to Full Review
Jason Gorber Film Scouts 06/21/2007
A+
With its bravado and scope the film shames lesser docs. Go to Full Review
Ryan Cracknell Movie Views 10/08/2006
Framed by tons of rare footage, No Direction Home penetrates the soul of one of modern music's greatest icons - at least as much as Dylan will let us. Go to Full Review
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Creek B Mar 15 Just a retelling of everything you already know about Dylan if you're a Dylan fan. See more Aidan H Jan 19 … Lights flicker from the opposite loft In this room the heat pipes just cough The country music station plays soft But there's nothing, really nothing to turn off… See more 07/29/2022 Such a perfect memorial to a time. See more 04/10/2021 You don't have to be a Bob Dylan superfan to love this movie. See more 04/10/2021 An amazing portrait of one of the greatest and most elusive songwriters of all time. Essential viewing for any Dylan fan. See more 01/11/2021 The "leave Britney alone" of the 60s See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis This documentary film traces musician Bob Dylan's evolution from folk troubadour to iconic rock star. Live concert footage and press conferences from the 1960s and a new interview with Dylan are used to draw a portrait of the legendary singer-songwriter. Additionally, the film features interviews conducted with some of Dylan's closest friends and fellow artists, including poet Allen Ginsberg, former love interest and noted performer Joan Baez, and Dylan's early mentor, Pete Seeger.
Director
Martin Scorsese
Producer
Jeff Rosen, Susan Lacy, Nigel Sinclair, Anthony Wall, Martin Scorsese
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 6, 2015
Runtime
3h 27m
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