A Complete Unknown film review — Timothée Chalamet shines as a brusque and brattish Bob Dylan

Timothee Chalamet: ‘Young Dylan was a contrarian. I was so obedient!’

Bob Dylan’s love of films has always inspired his work – but playing him in one is another matter, reveals the star of A Complete Unknown. The first time we...

Matthew d'Ancona's culture: A Complete Unknown is the real deal

In this audacious biopic, Timothée Chalamet brilliantly captures the spirit of the original disruptor, Bob Dylan

A Complete Unknown rightfully has nothing new to say

A Complete Unknown is the Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold, who also made Walk The Line about Johnny Cash. It stars Timothée Chalamet, who is astonishing, and does his own singing. He may even be better at singing Dylan than Dylan is at singing Dylan. (Same sound but fewer of those bum notes that make you go “ouch.”) It doesn’t have anything new or insightful to say, which is right and proper. If you could figure Dylan out, it would all be ov…

A Complete Unknown: Chalamet’s brilliant performance captures perfectly the elusive essence of the young Dylan

The cultural sound and imagery of Bob Dylan has long eclipsed his personal identity. He has always been an elusive figure who seemingly endures fame in order to live freely and poetically through the expression of song and composition. I became more aware of this in 2009 when I saw him perform at London’s O2 arena with his band. As the performance ended, the audience reaction seemed to be a mix of awe at his musical genius and frustration at his…

Timothée Chalamet learned to play live for Bob Dylan role

Timothée Chalamet on how he learned to play the guitar and harmonica for his role in A Complete Unknown.

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