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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

2005 · 208 min

An intimate, absorbing immersion into a cultural upheaval, rich with archival footage and a restless, enigmatic subject.

Tagline
Bob Dylan. Songwriter. Rocker. Rebel. Legend.
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • music
  • celebrity
  • rebellion
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Starring
Bob Dylan, Allen Ginsberg, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger, Mavis Staples, Dave Van Ronk, D. A. Pennebaker
Runtime
208 min
Country
Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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