Directed By Martin Scorsese
The film chronicles Bob Dylan's path from being a young Minnesotan arriving in New York with a guitar in hand in 1961... to becoming 'The Voice Of His Generation' in just 5 years.
MY THOUGHTS
A fascinating look at Bob Dylan and the New York folk scene of the early 1960's.
Many a filmmaker and author have tried to tackle the life of Dylan... but they all failed to get one important interview that would lift their work above the pack... Bob Dylan himself. Director Martin Scorsese did just that... giving No Direction Home authority of the others. In most past interviews, Dylan is cryptic and comes off as an enigma. Here, Dylan is very straight-forward and doesn't act like a smart ass (like in some of the 60's interviews featured.)
Friends like Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, Liam Clancy, and Maria Muldaur (among others,) also share their recollections of that heady time... and as Dylan's career started to take off Mitch Miller, Peter Yarrow and Al Kooper also chime in.
The 3 hour + run-time (divided into 2 parts) allows to delve deep into Dylan's story and can focus on extended music clips. Getting to see Dylan perform so many times really hits home his power as a songwriter and performer that a shorter documentary couldn't do without sacrificing narrative.
Any Bob Dylan fan, heck, any music fan will thoroughly love this.
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