Be The First To Watch At Home and Catch-Up Before the Academy Awards When Searchlight Pictures’ Critically-Acclaimed A Complete Unknown Arrives on Digital Feb. 25 and on 4K UHD Blu-ray™ and HD Blu-ray Apr. 1
Synopsis: New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history. The film also stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash and Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie.
Let’s face it. One reason that WALK THE LINE was so powerful was the music on Johnny Cash. The same had to be a driving force in this one. We get a good dose of Folk music from everyone in that Village troupe with Dylan obviously at the forefront. Much of his hits from those early records are performed perfectly here. There was something special in the songs of that era. Where our country was in terms of war and social tension was displayed so well in the song writing of the day. The lyrics were more poetry and when combined with the simplicity of an acoustic guitar and vocal line was indeed special. And no one did it better than Bob Dylan. Chalamet captures that nicely and Mangold directs the performances in a way that seem a tribute as much as a retelling. – READ MY FULL THEATRICAL REVIEW
Directed by Academy Award nominee James Mangold, A Complete Unknown offers an intimate portrayal of Bob Dylan’s transformative years in the early 1960s. Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet delivers a captivating performance as Dylan, capturing his evolution from a burgeoning folk artist to a cultural icon. The film delves into Dylan’s relationships with contemporaries like Woody Guthrie (Scoot McNairy), Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro), and Pete Seeger (Edward Norton), whose influence shaped his early sound and whose reaction to Dylan’s electric set at Newport became the stuff of legend.
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