Based on Elijah Wald's 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric!, James Mangold directs and co-writes biopic with Jay Cocks.
For those not aware, Mangold previously directed Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash in Walk the Line.
Timothée Chalamet - Bob Dylan
Edward Norton - Pete Seeger
Elle Fanning - Sylvie Russo
Monica Barbao - Joan Baez
Boyd Holbrook - Johnny Cash
Scoot McNairy - Woody Guthrie
Dan Fogler - Albert Grossman
P. J. Byrne - Harold Leventhal
Summary
In 1961, a 19-year-old Bob Dylan visits his hero Woody Guthrie in hospital, with close friend Pete Seeger already bedside.
After beginning a relationship with Sylvie Russo, Dylan flirts with Joan Baez at an open mic night and they ultimately tour together at various festivals.
Four years later, the infamous controversy of Dylan using electric instruments at the Newport Folk Festival is recreated.
Historical inaccuracies
Very briefly.
Name of Sylvie Russo (fictional version of Suze Rotolo) was changed at Dylan's request.
Fine.
But they split up in 1964, not 1965.
Johnny Cash wasn't at Newport and a fan shouting "Judas" didn't happen until a year later at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester, England, with Dylan responding "Play it fucking loud."
Mysterious minstrel
Wonka is perfectly cast and looks just like his real-life counterpart, exuding the arrogance to boot.
Others are good value too, particularly Norton and Barbao.
However, the final hour dedicated to 1965 doesn't take any risks, with approach comparable to a documentary such as Dont Look Back.
Before end credits roll, we're told about Highway 61 Revisited becoming one of the most influential albums of all time, Seeger advocating for civil rights until his death in 2014 and Baez releasing Diamonds & Rust in 1975, inspired by her tempestuous relationship with Dylan.
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