An examination of director Todd Haynes and his Bob Dylan biopic. As
the first and only Bob Dylan “biopic,†I’m Not There caused a
stir when released in 2007. Offering a surreal retelling of moments
from Dylan’s life and career, the film is perhaps best known for
its distinctive approach to casting, including Cate Blanchett and
Marcus Carl Franklin, a Black child actor, as versions of Dylan
though none of the characters bear his name. Greenlit by Bob Dylan
himself, the film uses Dylan’s music as a score, a triumph for
famed queer filmmaker Todd Haynes after encountering issues with
copyright in previous projects. Noah Tsika eloquently characterizes
all the ways that Dylan and Haynes harmonize in their methods and
sensibilities, interpreting the rule-breaking film as a biography
that refuses chronology, disdains factual accuracy, flirts with
libel, and cannibalizes Western cinema. Fitting the film’s
inspiration, creation, and reception alongside its continuing
afterlife, Tsika examines Dylan’s music in the film through the
context of intellectual property, raising questions about who owns
artistic material and artistic identities and how such material can
be reused and repurposed. Tsika’s adventurous analysis touches on
gender, race, queerness, celebrity, popular culture, and the law,
while offering much to Haynes and Dylan fans alike.
General
Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
21st Century Film Essentials |
Release date: |
November 2023 |
First published: |
2023 |
Authors: |
Noah Tsika
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Dimensions: |
178 x 127mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
208 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4773-2837-8 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4773-2837-8 |
Barcode: |
9781477328378 |
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