I'm Not There

"All I can do is be me, whoever that is."

Dec 7 2007 R 2h 15m
Biography, Drama, Music

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.

Plot

Six incarnations of Bob Dylan: an actor, a folk singer, an electrified troubadour, Rimbaud, Billy the Kid, and Woody Guthrie. Put Dylan's music behind their adventures, soliloquies, interviews, marriage, and infidelity. Recreate 1960s documentaries in black and white. Put each at a crossroads, the artist becoming someone else. Jack, the son of Ramblin' Jack Elliott, finds Jesus; handsome Robbie falls in love then abandons Claire. Woody, a lad escaped from foster care, hobos the U.S. singing; Billy awakes in a valley threatened by a six-lane highway; Rimbaud talks. Jude, booed at Newport when he goes electric, fences with reporters, pundits, and fans. He won't be classified.

Written by

Todd Haynes, Oren Moverman

Directed by

Todd Haynes

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Dreamachine, Rising Star, Grey Water Park Productions, Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 4 GmbH & Co. KG (I), Endgame Entertainment, John Goldwyn Productions, Killer Films, Wells Productions, John Wells Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 29 wins & 49 nominations total

Scores
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63,061
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA