Wednesday, December 26, 2007

I'm Not There

I'm Not There / I'm Not There. DE / US (c) 2007 VIP Medienfonds 4 GmbH. PC: Killer Films. D: Todd Haynes, CO-SC: Oren Moverman - "inspired by the music and many lives of Bob Dylan".
Starring as Dylan Not There: Marcus Carl Franklin (Woody Guthrie), Ben Whishaw (Arthur Rimbaud), Christian Bale (Jack Rollins / Pastor John), Heath Ledger (Robbie Clark), Cate Blanchett (Jude Quinn), Richard Gere (Billy the Kid). - Charlotte Gainsbourg (Claire). 35mm print in 1:2,35 KodakVision 2353, from 16mm and 35mm negatives, via disappointing digital intermediate (2K). 135 min. Released in Finland by Scanbox, Finnish / Swedish subtitles Jaana Wiik / Nina Ekholm. Viewed on Christmas Day 25 Dec 2007 at Kinopalatsi 6, Helsinki. - A labour of love, an anti-biopic of Bob Dylan, full of music and poetry in vintage and new interpretations by great artists. It's a poet's view of another poet. Impossible, yes, inspiring, yes, worth reseeing, yes!
Pressbook in English: http://www.filmikamari.fi/pressit/uploads/text/INT_press_bookFin.pdf

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