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American Masters: Season 19, Episode 7No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (27 Sep. 2005) 8.4
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. Director:Martin Scorsese |
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B.J. Rolfzen | ... |
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Dick Kangas | ... |
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Liam Clancy | ... |
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Tony Glover | ... |
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Paul Nelson | ... |
Himself
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| Allen Ginsberg | ... |
Himself
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Dave Van Ronk | ... |
Himself
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Maria Muldaur | ... |
Herself
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John Cohen | ... |
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Bruce Langhorne | ... |
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Mark Spoelstra | ... |
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Suze Rotolo | ... |
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Izzy Young | ... |
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| Mitch Miller | ... |
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Portrait of an artist as a young man. Roughly chronological, using archival footage intercut with recent interviews, a story takes shape of Bob Dylan's (b. 1941) coming of age from 1961 to 1966 as a singer, songwriter, performer, and star. He takes from others: singing styles, chord changes, and rare records. He keeps moving: on stage, around New York City and on tour, from Suze Rotolo to Joan Baez and on, from songs of topical witness to songs of raucous independence, from folk to rock. He drops the past. He refuses, usually with humor and charm, to be simplified, classified, categorized, or finalized: always becoming, we see a shapeshifter on a journey with no direction home. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
27 September 2005 (USA) See more »Box Office
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$2,000,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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1.33 : 1
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Mitch Blank's credit as "hypnotist collector" is a reference to a line in the Bob Dylan song "She Belongs to Me". See more »Goofs
Footage of the San Francisco Bay Bridge is included among footage of New York City illustrating Bob Dylan's arrival there. See more »Quotes
Bob Dylan: [while reading a store sign] I'm looking for a place that will collect, clip, bath and return my dog. Kn1 7727, cigarettes and tobacco. Animals and birds bought or sold on commission. animals and birds bought or sold on commission. I want a dog that's gonna collect and clean my bath, return my cigarette, and, and give tobacco to my animals, and give my birds a commission. I want- I'm looking for somebody to sell my dog, collect my clip, buy my animal and straighten out my bird. I'm looking for a...See more »
I've just watched the first part of 'No Direction Home". All I can say is thank you Mr Scorsese for bringing us such a wonderful document. I suppose the movie has most resonance for people who were there and buying the records and listening to the performances, but I would have thought even a fifteen year-old looking at the footage of Dylan singing "Pawn in The Game" would feel a shiver of wonderment.
I did not actually go to any of the '65 and '66 concerts (something I always regret) but I know many people who did, and many have told me that the cheering was usually as loud as the booing, and I don't know if that will fully come across; but a wonderful document, nevertheless.
And that is why Scorsese must be applauded; the editing was superb, the interviews were well chosen, the music clips were generous and Dylan is wonderfully articulate and revealing.
Yes boys and girls I enjoyed it; and Highway 61 in all its vinyl glory is going on the turntable right now!