Joan Baez Found Bob Dylan When He Was Still 'A Complete Unknown'

Joan Baez beyond ‘A Complete Unknown’

Exploring the life and work of the renowned folk singer outside of her relationship with Bob Dylan    By SAVANNAH ANNO — arts@theaggie.org Following the holiday release of “A Complete Unknown,” James Mangold’s long-awaited Bob Dylan biopic, came an uptick of curiosity about the film’s supporting characters. With Timothée Chalamet’s popularity working to bridge the gap between older and younger generations of viewers, many walked into the film wi…

Joan Baez Found Bob Dylan When He Was Still 'A Complete Unknown'

The movie ‘A Complete Unknown’ is about Bob Dylan’s early years. Many of those years were spent with folk legend Joan Baez, his girlfriend at the time. In 2015, Joan Baez spoke to Noise11 and talked about the time. When Joan first met Bob Dylan he really was a complete unknown. “There was such a buzz, a huge buzz and I wanted to hear this go so I went to see him and the buzz was all true,” Joan Baez tells Noise11.com. “He was a unique talent. I …

Interview: Edward Norton and director James Mangold on uncovering Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown; "We wanted to show how particular his own voice was." - The AU Review

In the early 1960s, 19-year-old Bob Dylan arrives in New York with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. Forming his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement, making a controversial choice that reverberates worldwide. Bringing Dylan’s specific story to the...

Reel Talk: "A Complete Unknown" tells famous artist Bob Dylan's rollercoaster life story

Bob Dylan doesn’t want us to get to know him, so we don’t. And yet, we do get to know the world he sees. “A Complete Unknown” is a biopic completely told through Dylan’s stubborn eyes and stubborn mind; it doesn’t try to assert an impression of Dylan, but rather, lets him do the talking (and the non-talking as well). The film does what any music biopic sets out to achieve: help the audience appreciate the artist. You’re surely bound to want to g…