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In 1961, a 19-year-old unknown Bob Dylan arrives in New York City with his guitar. He forges relationships with musical icons in Greenwich Village during his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates around the world. Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, and Edward Norton discuss their experiences portraying iconic figures from the 1960s folk music scene. Timothée Chalamet performs alone in the film. When he first meets Woody Guthrie, Bob is wearing fingerless gloves while putting a capo on his guitar. In the reverse shot, the gloves are gone… Johnny Cash: Want a Bugle? Featured on The Graham Norton Show: Timothée Chalamet/Colman Domingo/Andrew Garfield/James Corden/Ruth Jones/Laufey Lín Bing Jónsdóttir (2024). Honestly, I had very low expectations for «a complete unknown.» Making a biopic about someone who is still alive and someone as unique and special as Bob Dylan was not supposed to be anything other than a caricature. But somehow, Timothee transformed and became Dylan so organically and effortlessly. The period of time when Dylan was in his early twenties, when the world was getting to know him as well as his own self, was well done. I appreciated the humor in the script, our audience laughed heartily throughout the 2 hours. Monica Barbaro, playing Joan, was a breath of fresh air! I hope she gets the praise she deserves for this and more opportunities in the future. Elle Fanning was a slightly disappointing choice for a character based on Suze Rotolo, who according to Bob was this amazing and amazing woman. I didn’t feel like Elle did her best job, she was just too much Elle Fanning. However, my favorite part had to be Edward Norton as Pete Seeger. I’m not familiar with the real Pete Seeger, so I can’t compare, but Edward Norton did a fantastic job in the movie. I probably won’t see this movie again, but walking out of the theater I had a nice taste of the honor of leaving Bob. Dylan will (and already has) leave this world. Timmy deserves an Oscar nomination and recognition for this role. I’m very curious to see how this compares to the Bruce Springsteen biopic with Jeremy Allen White when it comes out.