A Complete Unknown Movie - Bollyflix
Movie Overview
| Original Language | en |
|---|---|
| Languages Spoken | English |
| Release Date | December 18, 2024 |
| Runtime | 140 minutes |
| Rating | 7.2 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genres | Drama, Music |
| Director | James Mangold |
| Writers | Jay Cocks, James Mangold |
| Producer | Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Andrew Rona, Timothée Chalamet, James Mangold, Alan Gasmer, Bob Bookman, Peter Jaysen, Fred Berger, Alex Heineman, Jeff Rosen, Michael Bederman |
| Editor | Andrew Buckland, Scott Morris |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael |
| Screenplay | Jay Cocks, James Mangold |
| Budget | 65000000 |
| Revenue | 110280739 |
Movie Cast
| Actor Name | Character Name |
|---|---|
| Timothée Chalamet | Bob Dylan |
| Edward Norton | Pete Seeger |
| Elle Fanning | Sylvie Russo |
| Monica Barbaro | Joan Baez |
| Scoot McNairy | Woody Guthrie |
| Dan Fogler | Albert Grossman |
| Boyd Holbrook | Johnny Cash |
| Will Harrison | Bob Neuwirth |
| Joe Tippett | Dave Van Ronk |
| Eriko Hatsune | Toshi Seeger |
| Peter Gray Lewis | Frank (Lawyer) |
| Peter Gerety | Federal Judge |
| Lenny Grossman | Federal Court Clerk |
| David Wenzel | Cab Driver |
| Riley Hashimoto | Danny Seeger |
| Eloise Peyrot | Tinya Seeger |
| Maya Feldman | Mika Seeger |
| Reza Salazar | Tito (Gerdes Stage Manager) |
| James Austin Johnson | Gerdes M.C. |
| David Alan Basche | John Hammond |
| Joshua Henry | Brownie McGhee (Blues Musician) |
| Norbert Leo Butz | Alan Lomax |
| Alaina Surgener | Gena Russo |
| Martin Fisher | Civil Rights Speaker |
| Craig Geraghty | Mailman |
| Michael Everett Johnson | Orderly |
| Jater Webb | Young Musician at Party |
| Andy Talen | Jimmy Dean |
| Andrew Kober | Man On Payphone |
| Eric Berryman | Tom Wilson |
| Molly Jobe | CBS Receptionist |
| Sophie Hart | Girl #1 (D.C. Hotel) |
| Taylor Valentine Lupini | Girl #2 (D.C. Hotel) |
| P.J. Byrne | Harold Levanthal |
| Nick Pupo | Peter Yarrow |
| Brendan Burke | Street Vendor |
| Laura Kariuki | Becka |
| Zoe Zien | Tilda |
| Kevyn Morrow | Party Guest #1 |
| Andy Grotelueschen | Party Guest #2 |
| Jonathan Spivey | Party Guest #3 |
| Cilda Shaur | Party Guest #4 |
| Clark Carmichael | Party Guest #5 |
| Taylor Goodwyn | Woman at McAnn's |
| Arthur Langlie | Sylvie's New Boyfriend |
| Michael Chernus | Theodore Bikel |
| Jordan Goodsell | Roy Halee (Engineer) |
| Eli Brown | Mike Bloomfield |
| Big Bill Morganfield | Jesse Moffette |
| Liam Craig | Jonah (TV Floor Director) |
| Charlie Tahan | Al Kooper |
| Ian Kagey | Harvey Brooks (Columbia Records) |
| Dave Maulbeck | Newport Cab Driver |
| Lorin Doctor | Spacey Girl |
| Aidan Close | Kid in Crowd |
| Irina Chelidze | Girl in Crowd |
| Jenna Veal | Newport Festival Fan #1 |
| Joshua Flinchbaugh | Newport Festival Fan #2 |
| Cameron G. Quevedo | Newport Festival Fan #3 |
| Alexis Felix | Newport Festival Fan #4 |
| Will Price | Joe Boyd (Sound Engineer) |
| Sunny Vinsavich | Angry Fan |
| Kayli Carter | Maria Muldaur |
| Steve Bell | Sony Terry (Blues Musician) |
| Malcolm Gold | Marshall Grant (Tennessee 3) |
| Patrick Phalen | Luther Perkins (Tennessee 3) |
| Douglas Marriner | W.S. Holland (Tennessee 3) |
| Justin Levine | Barry Goldberg (Newport Band '65) |
| Mark Whitfield, Jr. | Sam Lay (Newport Band '65) |
| Joshua Crumbley | Jerome Arnold (Newport Band '65) |
| Felix Lemerle | Kenny Rankin (Columbia Records) |
| Malick Koly | Bruce Langhorne (Columbia Records) |
| Andre Chez Lewis | Paul Griffin (Columbia Records) |
| Jimmy Caltrider | Bobby Gregg (Columbia Records) |
| Kyle A. Sanna | Patsy Celtic Band Member |
| Patrick M. Dennis | Patsy Celtic Band Member |
| Nick Baxter | Patsy Celtic Band Member |
| Alan Murray | Musician Outside Viking #1 |
| Mark Gross | Musician Outside Viking #2 |
| Andy Stein | Musician Outside Viking #3 |
| Jean Rohe | Musician Outside Viking #4 |
| Farley Rene | Texas Prison Working Group #1 |
| Junior Cius | Texas Prison Working Group #2 |
| Travis Patton | Texas Prison Working Group #3 |
| Victor Sho | Texas Prison Working Group #4 |
| Vincent Mp Filliatre | Texas Prison Working Group #5 |
| Amos J. Machanic | Texas Prison Working Group #6 |
| Sunny Jain | Man Playing Tambourine |
| James Archie Worley | Vendor Sings Opera |
| Stephen Carter Carlsen | Paul Stookey (uncredited) |
| Bridget McGarry | Young Woman in Cocktail Dress (uncredited) |
| Michael Lepre | Cab Driver (uncredited) |
| Jon Gennari | Folk Festival Stage Manager (Uncredited) |
Movie Story
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
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Movie Review
I grew up in an household that loved Bob Dylan and Joan Baez (though not equally from parent to parent!), and I think it really only instilled in me a sense of contrariness. The more my dad banged on about how great Dylan and his lyrics were, the more that fell of deaf childish ears. Sitting down now I was worried I'd revert to my self of fifty-odd years ago, but thanks to a pretty convincing effort from Timothée Chalamet I actually found my feet moving - and not towards the door! It doesn't do him any harm that he resembles the man, and he manages to convey something of the spirit of this poet who, upon hearing that Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy) is on his last legs in hospital, travels to New York to track him down. He finds Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) at the bedside of a sick man, plays him a song he's written about his hero and now thanks to some patronage from Seeger he starts to get gigs, meets "Sylvie" (Elle Fanning) then the already successful Baez (Monica Barbara) before taking the world - and Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook) by storm. It's a classy biopic that, though chronological, isn't just a straight history of the man. It shows his character, warts and all, as he comes to terms with his success and some of the temptations and fickleness that goes along with it. Many critics say Dylan is the worst singer of his own songs and Chalamet keeps up that tradition offering some authentic sounding, but different enough, interpretations of some of the man's most recognisable songs. Barbaro also turns in well as Baez, though I found her voice just a little too operatic and not quite as effective. The production is clearly high-end with loads of attention to the detail, but essentially this is really a chance for Chalamet to show he is more than just a (very) skinny boy with floppy hair. Purists of the artiste may hate it, but I think it quite powerfully characterises this group of free thinking individuals in a 1960s America dealing with a presidential assassination, communist threats and a general sense of paranoia amongst a public that was clearly crying out for something to hope for. Dylan et al delivered some of that, and this comes across well.
Tribute biographies have become an increasingly popular film genre in recent years, though, truthfully, they’re not all of the same caliber. Content and authenticity play significant roles in their overall quality, but, as experience has shown, these traits can vary widely, depending on the picture. As for writer-director James Mangold’s homage to musician-folk singer-songwriter Bob Dylan (Oscar nominee Timothée Chalamet), the film presents viewers with a mixed bag on these fronts. While this effort seems to mostly get things right in matters of authenticity, it comes up somewhat short on content, despite its protracted 2:21:00 runtime, what should amount to sufficient duration to nail down the most crucial cinematic particulars. “A Complete Unknown” follows Dylan from his arrival in New York in 1961, where he quickly became the latest sensation on the Greenwich Village folk music scene, through his rise to stardom as an emerging music industry icon and culminating in his controversial performance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, where he traded in his acoustic guitar for an electric model, a switch met with mixed reactions but that launched him in innovative new directions musically. Along the way, viewers are let in on passing scenes from his personal life, such as his friendships with fellow musicians Pete Seeger (Oscar nominee Edward Norton), Johnny Cash (Boyd Holbrook) and Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy), as well as his passionate but stormy romances with Sylvie Russo (a pseudonym for real life love interest Suze Rotolo) (National Board of Review Award winner Elle Fanning) and fellow folk singer Joan Baez (Oscar nominee Monica Barbaro). But, regrettably, much of the narrative is little more than a loosely strung together collection of sequences designed to showcase an array of Dylan’s greatest hits from the early days of his career, as well as those of his peers. While the songs are indeed capably performed by the actors themselves, after a while though, the film feels more like an anthology of music videos than an insightful biography. In fact, Dylan’s character comes across as largely enigmatic and inscrutable, a take on his persona alleged to be true to form but that doesn’t offer a great deal of enlightenment into his nature – that is, other than often making him look like a first-class jerk (the noble content of his social activism compositions notwithstanding). Consequently, this candid but somewhat unflattering approach almost makes one wonder whether a protagonist like Dylan is innately worthy of such an homage, even if the finished product is on point (and ironically lends credence to the meaning of the film’s title, whether intentional or not). All things considered, on balance, the filmmaker’s effort here is passable as a capably made tribute bio, with generally fine performances (especially Fanning, who genuinely should have earned supporting actress award kudos over her somewhat overrated co-star), commendable period piece production values and a fine soundtrack (if one is an ardent Dylan fan, that is, something I honestly can’t claim to be). But is this release really worthy of all the awards season attention it has garnered? That seems like something of a stretch to me, but, given the lackluster nature of the crop of 2024 awards season candidates, the pickings have admittedly been somewhat slim. Devotees of the protagonist are virtually certain to come away from this offering suitably impressed, though the rest of us are more likely to heave a modest shoulder shrug and move on to the next movie.
Movie Rating
Rating Analysis for A Complete Unknown:
Overall Rating: 7.2/10
Total Votes: 580
Rating Breakdown:
- Popularity Score: 183.9
- Adult Content: No
- Budget to Revenue Ratio: 169.7%
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