No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

Note Générale:

8,6/10   

Réalisateur:

Martin Scorsese

Date de sortie:

21 juillet 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Documentaire | Biographie | Musique

Intrigue:

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

Plot Keywords:

Singer | Bob Dylan | Interview | Archive Footage | Performance

Récompenses:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Just a song and dance man

Ensemble

Bob Dylan	...	Himself
B.J. Rolfzen	...	Himself (voice)
Dick Kangas	...	Himself
Liam Clancy	...	Himself
Tony Glover	...	Himself
Paul Nelson	...	Himself
Allen Ginsberg	...	Himself (archive footage)
Dave Van Ronk	...	Himself (archive footage)
Maria Muldaur	...	Herself
John Cohen	...	Himself
Bruce Langhorne	...	Himself
Mark Spoelstra	...	Himself
Suze Rotolo	...	Herself
Izzy Young	...	Himself
Mitch Miller	...	Himself

Autre(s) titre(s):

Bob Dylan Anthology Project (USA) (working title)
Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)

Durée:

208 min (DVD) | Finland:205 min (2 part TV-miniseries) | Canada:201 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Argentina:208 min

Pays:

UK | USA | Japan

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,33 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Australia:M | Spain:T | Finland:K-3 | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:15

Lieux de tournage:

Hibbing, Minnesota, USA

Société:

Spitfire Pictures

Anecdotes:

The black cylindrical case that Allen Ginsberg was resting his hand upon during his interview was a Manfrotto camera tripod case the crew brought along with them for the interview.

Goofs:

Erreurs dans la géographie: Footage of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is included among footage of New York City illustrating Bob Dylan's arrival there.

Guillemet:

Bob Johnston: I believe in giving credit where credit's due. I don't think Dylan had a lot to do with it. I think God instead of touching him on the shoulder he kicked him in the ass. Really. And that's where all that came from. He can't help what he's doing. I mean he's got the Holy Spirit about him. You can look at him and tell that.

Connexions:

figurer Festival (1967)

Bande son:

Dust Bowl Refugee

Just a song and dance man

I felt thoroughly happy while watching No Direction Home on BBC 2 over the past two evenings - lots of video and audio footing I had never heard or seen before and precious insights into the workings of Dylan's poetic mind.

I have been following Dylan for over 40 years now and have always been a fan, except during his Christian period. I found it illuminating to learn that, when Joan Baez had just delivered to him a deep-going analysis of one of his songs, Dylan said he was curious to see what other reviewers would make of it. Himself he didn't know what the hell it all meant. He just wrote beautiful texts without worrying too much if all the combined lines would make coherent sense.

Dylan uses words like an impressionist painter uses paint. Those paintings can confer a sense of beauty without necessarily offering a clear idea of what is actually presented. Dylan's songs are collections of beautiful phrases and words. Don't ask him to explain the meaning of existence to us. Just enjoy his unique songs and magical voice. In his own words, he is "just a song and dance man". And a sublime one at that!

Profound thanks to Scorsese for making this picture. A 10 out of 10. (And thanks to Philconcannon for his excellent review.)