Todd Haynes new Bob Dylan biopic I’m Not There comes out in a few weeks. In case you haven’t heard the schtick, Dylan’s multiple personas are played by different actors, including Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere and Cate Blanchett, among others.
I saw the film at the Telluride Film Festival and totally loved it. I also got a chance to have a chat with director and all-around nice guy Todd Haynes. Karina didn’t think so much of it.
I was a nominal Dylan fan in college, but the film made me fall in love with the man again. My renewed affections for Dylan were called into serious question however, when I stumbled upon the above video on the YouTube homepage. I know Dylan has been many things over the years, but corporate shill for GM? Come on!
As I thought about it more, I started to realize that maybe I missed the point of Haynes’ film…
