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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan - A Martin Scorsese Picture

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No Direction Home: Bob Dylan - A Martin Scorsese Pictureaka

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Bob Dylan: No Direction Home
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Year

2005

Running time

208 min.

Country

United States

Director

Martin Scorsese

Screenwriter

Martin Scorsese

Cast

Music

Bob Dylan

Cinematography

Maryse Alberti, Mustapha Barat, Oliver Bokelberg, Anghel Decca, Ken Druckerman, Ellen Kuras, James Miller, James Reed, Lisa Rinzler, Michael SpillerSee 6 More

Producer

Spitfire Pictures, Emerging Pictures, Grey Water Park Prods, Thirteen/WNET, WNET Channel 13 New York, BBC, Vulcan Productions. Distributor: Paramount Pictures

Genre

Documentary | Music Documentary. 1960s. Biography

Synopsis

Renowned director Martin Scorsese's documentary No Direction Home: Bob Dylan chronicles the career of the singer and songwriter during the tumultuous years between 1961 and 1966. Dylan allowed Scorsese to have access to hours of footage that had never before been made public, including a number of live performances, and footage of Dylan in the recording studio creating some of his landmark albums from the period. Dylan sits for an extensive interview, as does a variety of people who worked with him during this time period, including Joan Baez and fellow songwriter Pete Seeger.

Rankings Position

#36 Best Music Documentaries
#40 Best Documentaries of the 21st century
#61 Best Documentaries in the history of film

Awards: 2005: Critics Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Picture made for Television

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Critics' reviews

"Creates a portrait that is deep, sympathetic, perceptive and yet finally leaves Dylan shrouded in mystery, which is where he properly lives. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"An honest documentary that rejects myths about rock music's greatest songwriter and attempts to capture the truth about Bob Dylan."

Phil Gallo: Variety
"The ultimate Rock & Roll odyssey (...) Masterfully directed by Martin Scorsese, this is an electrifying account of an unprecedented life."

David Fricke: Rolling Stone
"Not only is 'No Direction Home' one of the best rock documentaries of all-time, it might also be the best film Scorsese has made this century"

Benjamin H. Smith: Decider
"The odd thing is that Scorsese closes up shop, after 210 minutes, in 1966—as if the motorcycle accident had killed instead of merely injured Dylan"

John Leonard: New York Magazine
"[It] features plenty of revealing archival footage and frank interviews with Dylan"

Keith Phipps: AV Club

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65 My Favorite Documentaries (101)
70 My Top 10 Movies from 2005 (37)

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