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I'm Not There

  • 2007
  • Tous publics
  • 2h 15m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
61K
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I'm Not There (2007)
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Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work.

  • Director
    • Todd Haynes
  • Writers
    • Todd Haynes
    • Oren Moverman
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Cate Blanchett
    • Heath Ledger
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    61K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,351
    826
    • Director
      • Todd Haynes
    • Writers
      • Todd Haynes
      • Oren Moverman
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Cate Blanchett
      • Heath Ledger
    • 257User reviews
    • 236Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 29 wins & 49 nominations total

    Videos3

    I'm Not There
    Trailer 1:08
    Watch I'm Not There
    I'm Not There Scene: Feelings
    Clip 1:01
    Watch I'm Not There Scene: Feelings
    I'm Not There Scene: Sincere
    Clip 0:47
    Watch I'm Not There Scene: Sincere

    Photos138

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    Heath Ledger in I'm Not There (2007)
    Heath Ledger in I'm Not There (2007)
    Ben Whishaw in I'm Not There (2007)
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    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Jack…
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Jude
    Heath Ledger
    Heath Ledger
    • Robbie
    Ben Whishaw
    Ben Whishaw
    • Arthur
    Richard Gere
    Richard Gere
    • Billy
    Marcus Carl Franklin
    Marcus Carl Franklin
    • Woody…
    Kris Kristofferson
    Kris Kristofferson
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Don Francks
    Don Francks
    • Hobo Joe
    Roc Lafortune
    Roc Lafortune
    • Hobo Moe
    • (as Roc LaFortune)
    Larry Day
    Larry Day
    • Government Agent
    Paul Cagelet
    Paul Cagelet
    • Carny…
    Brian R.C. Wilmes
    • Circus Man
    • (as Brian RC Wilmes)
    Pierre-Alexandre Fortin
    Pierre-Alexandre Fortin
    • Gorgeous George
    Richie Havens
    Richie Havens
    • Old Man Arvin
    Tyrone Benskin
    Tyrone Benskin
    • Mr. Arvin
    Kim Roberts
    Kim Roberts
    • Mrs. Arvin
    Eric Newsome
    • Sixties Narrator
    Angela Galuppo
    Angela Galuppo
    • Folk Girl
    • Director
      • Todd Haynes
    • Writers
      • Todd Haynes
      • Oren Moverman
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Todd Haynes needed to get approval from Bob Dylan to use his music, since (unlike in his Velvet Goldmine (1998) where David Bowie did not give his permission for his music) he felt the film would not work without it. At the encouragement of Dylan's manager, Haynes wrote a one-page summary of his concept and the characters, which Dylan approved. It took another 6 years to get the film made due to funding difficulties.
    • Goofs
      When Woody's character is first seen he is running towards a train going North but when he is sitting on the train, it is noticeably going South.
    • Quotes

      Billy the Kid: People are always talking about freedom. Freedom to live a certain way, without being kicked around. Course the more you live a certain way, the less it feel like freedom. Me, uhm, I can change during the course of a day. I wake and I'm one person, when I go to sleep I know for certain I'm somebody else. I don't know who I am most of the time.

    • Crazy credits
      After the title, the opening credits start with a period at the end.
    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: Beowulf/Margot at the Wedding/Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium/Enchanted/Southland Tales/Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Goin' to Acapulco
      Performed by Jim James and Calexico

      Written by Bob Dylan

      Published by Dwarf Music (SESAC)

      Produced by Joey Burns

      Jim James appears courtesy of ATO Records

      Calexico appears courtesy of Quarterstick Records

    User reviews257

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    Featured review
    8/10
    This movie is good but in a weird way.
    I recently watched I'm not there and this movie isn't done in a way that really makes sense sometimes or flows, but after the first 10 minutes you really understand what is happening.This movie has differen't stories from differen't characters that come in and differen't times, and they all have something to do with bob Dylan's life.I thought the movie was gonna show one story at a time, but they show one for like 5 minutes then another one and comeback to it later and sometimes only show a clip for it for a few seconds.This is done in a very art-house style and is for fans of the genre, it isn't abstract crap like some movies but actually has some great scenes that are visually wonderful.Some scenes play like Fellini's 81/2 and this movie feels like a foreign film a lot of the time but the characters speak English.This movie is far from perfect for my taste and I am not a huge Dylan fan but I respect him a lot, the movie pretty much does a good job at pulling you into it and you go for a ride.It's well made and the acting is good all around, don't watch the movie if you don't like art type films or movies that focus on characters and out of place scenes that are put there for a visual purpose.It's a cool flick and I think a lot of people can respect it, it's nice to see something original and not in some movie formula like a lot of Hollywood blockbusters we get these days.
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    • Jan 3, 2008

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 5, 2007 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Germany
      • Canada
      • United States
      • France
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Bim Distribuzione (Italy)
      • Diaphana (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • I'm Not There: Suppositions on a Film Concerning Dylan
    • Filming locations
      • Brigham, Québec, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Killer Films
      • John Wells Productions
      • John Goldwyn Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $4,017,609
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $730,819
      • Nov 25, 2007
    • Gross worldwide
      • $11,792,542
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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