The legendary documentarian finds dylan in london during his 1965 tour, which would be his last as an acoustic artist and marked a turning point in his career. In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth centurys greatest artists, dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with. Bob dylan in dont look back 1967 dont look back 1967 bob dylan in dont. Pennebakers dont look back follows bob dylan on his 1965 tour of britain. Dont look back is a 1967 american documentary film by d. Dont look back is een amerikaanse documentaire uit 1967, waarin bob. Bob dylan is captured onscreen as he never would be again in this groundbreaking film from d. Pennebaker monterey pop, the war room filmed bob dylan during a threeweek concert tour of england in the spring of 1965, he had no idea he was about to. This influential and intimate film, dont look back, originally released in 1967, became the gold standard for music documentaries and helped to define the.
Shes an artist, she dont look back shes got everything she needs shes an artist, she dont look back she can take the dark out of the nighttime and paint the daytime black you will start out standing proud to steal her anything she sees you will start out standing proud to steal her anything she sees but you will wind up peeking through her. Pennebaker had already been making documentaries for 12 years when he got a historic assignment in 1965 to document bob dylan at his most. Shes an artist, she don t look back shes got everything she needs shes an artist, she don t look back she can take the dark out of the nighttime and paint the daytime black you will start out standing proud to steal her anything she sees you will start out standing proud to steal her anything she sees but you will wind up peeking through her. Featuring some of dylans most famous songs, including subterranean homesick blues, the times they are achangin, and its all over now, baby blue, dont look back is a radically conceived portrait of an american icon that has influenced decades of. More than just a concert film, dont look back is a window into the spirit of the 60s, and one of the. And because of dylan s increasingly postmodern and esoteric lyrics, a lot of his fans especially in england were flocking to donovans camp. This definitive set includes the remastered classic film by d. D a pennebaker is the grandaddy of the documentary he didnt buy his camera, he built it, explains joseph baldassare, curator of a new exhibition about pennebakers film dont look back.
Pennebaker was allowed behind the scenes to provide one of the most intimate glimpses of the private and frequently cantankerous songwriter. Guarda bob dylan dont look back parte 1 3 naq evius su dailymotion. Pennebaker documentary that chronicles bob dylan on a picaresque british concert tour, the new york times wrote, it will be a good joke on us. The film has come to be regarded as an exemplary case of us cinema verita sometimes referred to as direct cinema, a key text in a.
Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. Dont look back 1967 starring bob dylan and joan baez on dvd and bluray. After the gruelling world tour of 1966 and his motorcycle accident, the singer had gone to ground at hi lo ha, the rambling home. In 1965, the iconic troubadour bob dylan toured the united kingdom at the age of 23, and director d. Hailed as one of the best films about a performing artist ever created, dont look back is more than a view into an extraordinary concert tour dylans last as. This time around the camera almost seems to get inside dylans head. The documentarymakers work included monterey pop, bob dylans dont look back and bowies ziggy stardust concert film. Im not there uses a nonlinear narrative, shifting between six characters in separate storylines inspired by the music and many lives of bob dylan. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and tv shows. Pennebakers camera follows him from airport to hall, from hotel room to public house, from conversation to concert.
Did we actually once take this twirp as our folk god. Im not there is a 2007 musical drama film directed by todd haynes and cowritten with oren moverman. Pennebaker that covers bob dylans 1965 concert tour in england in 1998, the film was selected. Teenage girls stalk his hotel, fans chase his limousine, and newspapers feed the frenzy with endless bob dylan articles. Already, however, he had begun to move toward folkrock, having just recorded and. The voice of the promise of the 60s counterculture. On the cusp of his incarnation as a rocknroll icon, dylan exhibits an eerie confidence and selfpossession on stage. John wesley harding is the eighth studio album by american singersongwriter bob dylan, released on december 27, 1967, by columbia records. Welcome to the subreddit of the poet laureate of rock n roll.
More than just a concert film, dont look back is a window into the spirit of the 60s, and one of the poetmusicians whose words and songs defined it. When bob dylans manager, albert grossman, approached pennebaker with the. Filmmaker da pennebaker on his bob dylan movie dont look back. The film begins with the famous and some say best music video of all times subterranean homesick blues. Dylan to horace judson in dont look back dont look back usa 1967, the documentary of bob dylans 1965 concert tour of england, was only the first of a long string of rock docs made by don pennebaker. My newest entry in the you learn something new everyday.
I scribbled down these observations as i watched the newly restored print of don t look back, the 1967 documentary about dylan s 1965 concert tour. Pennebakers 1967 documentary dont look back and it is dont and not dont is an interesting and revealing look at a young bob dylans 1965 tour of the uk but theres a fair bit more to this film than just simple concert footage and backstage clips of the musician dealing with managers and fans. Directed by albert maysles, david maysles, charlotte zwerin. For bob dylan, 1968 was a year of withdrawal and rural domesticity. The flick follows bob dylan spring 1965 tour of england, which i always thought was the one where his choice to go electric inspired outrage from his folkie fans.
At the time, no one could have known how fortuitous pennebakers. Donovan dressed like him and was singing the same sort of folky protest tunes that dylan. Pennebakers voluminous music movies, from dont look. Documentary covering bob dylans 1965 tour of england, which includes appearances by joan baez and donovan. Filmed during dylans 1965 uk tour, dont look back captures dylan at his acoustic peak. With bob dylan, albert grossman, bob neuwirth, joan baez. Bob dylan blowin in the wind cover by jc van luyn by jc van luyn. The remarkable thing is that dylan apparently approved of this film. Dont look back is a fascinating exercise in selfrevelation carried out by bob dylan and friends. In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth centurys greatest artists, dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical. Ironically, given the movies title, don t look back is a film that deserves to be revisited every couple of years. May 17, 2016 the documentarymakers work included monterey pop, bob dylans dont look back and bowies ziggy stardust concert film.
Christian bale, cate blanchett, marcus carl franklin, richard gere, heath ledger his final film to be released. This is a compilation of all the onstage and behindthescenes performances from the documentary dont look back 1967 the criterion collection now sells an. Pennebaker, a brandnew, hourlong look at dylan, and the original 168page companion book to the film. Featuring some of dylans most famous songs, including subterranean homesick blues, the times they are achangin, and its all over now, baby blue, dont look back is a radically conceived portrait of an american icon that has influenced decades of verite behindthescenes documentaries. Allen ginsberg makes a cameo appearance during this episode. Da pennebakers dont look back 1967 bright lights film journal. It is an unconventional biopic inspired by the life and music of american singersongwriter bob dylan. Oct 21, 2009 hailed as one of the best films about a performing artist ever created, dont look back is more than a view into an extraordinary concert tour dylan s last as an acoustic performer. Indeed, those who consider dylan a lone, ethical figure standing up against the phonies will discover. Dont look back 65 tour deluxe edition four decades ago, innovative filmmaker d. Pennebakers trademark cinema verite approach, with its comprehensive perspective, captures the paradoxical dylan in alternating moments of confrontational belligerence and contemplative repose, all within the framework of the pop culture. Pennebaker that covers bob dylan s 1965 concert tour in england in 1998, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Don t look back is a documentary of dylan s uk tour of 1965 and opens with the famous video of dylan performing the black and white video for subterranean homesick blues in the background there, in case you don t know, is allen ginsberg and bob neuwirth ginsberg looks like a rabbi here, despite the fact that we all know hes a poet, but its. View the statistics of songs played live by bob dylan. Thirty years later, grant gee pretty much orchestrated his radiohead feature, meeting people is easy, note for note from pennebaker. Bob dylan dont think twice its all right amazing live performance elston gunn. Sep 12, 2015 this is a compilation of all the onstage and behindthescenes performances from the documentary dont look back 1967 the criterion collection now sells an. With mick jagger, keith richards, mick taylor, charlie watts. Produced by bob johnston, the album marked dylan s return to semiacoustic instrumentation and folkinfluenced songwriting after three albums of lyrically abstract, bluesindebted rock music. This is bob dylan dont look back trailer by ding dong on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. In 1968, dont look back won outstanding film of the year at the. Dont look back, bob dylan and the invention of the. In spring, 1965, bob dylan, 23, a pixyish troubador, spends three weeks in. Criterions new edition of dont look back2 celebrates the 50th anniversary, not of. Dont look back is a documentary of dylans uk tour of 1965 and opens with the famous video of dylan performing the black and white video for subterranean homesick blues in the background there, in case you dont know, is allen ginsberg and bob neuwirth ginsberg looks like a rabbi here, despite the fact that we all know hes a poet, but its. What an immature, selfimportant, inflated, cruel, shallow little creature, lacking in empathy and contemptuous of anyone who was not himself or his lackey.
Dylan would later again use dont look back, this time in its imperative form. Pennebaker shot 20 hours of film of bob dylan in less than a. And because of dylans increasingly postmodern and esoteric lyrics, a lot of his fans especially in england were flocking to donovans camp. Pennebakers don t look back follows bob dylan on his 1965 tour of britain. This is bob dylan dont look back clip by ding dong on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Documentary covering bob dylans 1965 tour of england, which includes. Pennebakers celebrated bob dylan documentary, dont look back. Pennebaker, a brandnew, hourlong look at dylan, and the original 168page.
Dont look back is a documentary of dylans uk tour of 1965 and opens with the famous video of dylan performing the black and white video for subterranean homesick blues in the background there, in case you dont know, is allen ginsberg and bob neuwirth ginsberg looks like a rabbi here, despite the fact that we all know hes a poet, but its an interesting little fact to know for those who may have not known who it was in the notso distant background talking. Dont look back65 tour deluxe edition is the ultimate look at bob dylans concert tour of england in the spring of 1965one of the most intimate profiles of an artist ever put to film. Dont look back is a documentary of bob dylans 1965 tour of england. Dont look back maintains a reputation as one of the alltime great rock documentaries, a factor it probably deserves if just for its innovations. Dont look back usa 1967, the documentary of bob dylans 1965 concert tour of england, was only the first of a long string of rock docs made by don pennebaker. Dylan, being a normal 24 year old, didnt take very kindly to some ripoff trying to bite his style. It famously chronicled bob dylan s pivotal 1965 tour of england.
In spring, 1965, bob dylan, 23, a pixyish troubador, spends three weeks in england. Each character represents a different facet of dylan s public persona. Pennebaker chronicled the 65 tour of 23yearold american rock poet named bob dylan. Six actors depict different facets of dylans public personas. Bob dylan original 1967 dont look back movie poster. Dylan, being a normal 24 year old, didn t take very kindly to some ripoff trying to bite his style. Pennebakers 1967 documentary dont look back and it is dont and not don t is an interesting and revealing look at a young bob dylan s 1965 tour of the uk but theres a fair bit more to this film than just simple concert footage and backstage clips of the musician dealing with managers and fans. Pop singer donovan was also enjoying a surge of popularity in. All of bob dylans performances from dont look back 1967.
A raucous and intimate road movie of bob dylans 1965 tour of england, dont look back may be the most influential rock star documentary of all time. I scribbled down these observations as i watched the newly restored print of dont look back, the 1967 documentary about dylans 1965. Pennebaker accompanied bob dylan to england to make a film about the singersongwriters british tour. Featuring some of dylans most famous songs, including subterranean homesick blues, the times they are achangin, and its all over now, baby blue, dont look back is a radically conceived and shot portrait of an american icon that has influenced decades of verite behindthescenes documentaries. A stunning onesheet poster for the original 1967 release of d. Pennebakers documentary, dont look back, captures bob dylan during his 1965 tour of england.
A harrowing documentary of the stones 1969 tour, with much of the focus on the tragic concert at altamont. Bob dylan dont look back 65 tour deluxe edition 2007. Produced by bob johnston, the album marked dylans return to semiacoustic instrumentation and folkinfluenced songwriting after three albums of lyrically abstract, bluesindebted rock music. Don t look back is a fascinating exercise in selfrevelation carried out by bob dylan and friends.
Originally published in 1968, the 168page companion book features a. Bringing it all back home had peaked at number 1 in the uk. Pennebakers blackandwhite 1967 documentary film don t look back largely chronicles bob dylan s tour of the u. Pennebakers dont look back, a profile of bob dylan on his 1965 british tour, is arguably the most influential rock n roll documentary of all time, predating even the maysles gimme shelter and michael wadleighs woodstock.
Indeed, those who consider dylan a lone, ethical figure standing up against the phonies will discover, after seeing this film, that they have lost their hero. Over the last 40 years pennebakers dont look back has. While the movie has been on dvd since 1999, this new 65 tour deluxe edition is a welcome upgrade in packaging and transfer. Have a look which song was played how often in 1968. Make no mistake, bob dylan in 1965 was one cool cat. Im not there heath ledger bob dylan 1 on 1 by enzo giobbe. The best of the cutting edge 1965 1966 2015 alternate take. Documentary covering bob dylan s 1965 tour of england, which includes appearances by joan baez and donovan. Pennebakers blackandwhite 1967 documentary film dont look back largely chronicles bob dylans tour of the u. May 08, 2012 guarda bob dylan dont look back parte 1 3 naq evius su dailymotion. Above and beyond those elements, though, it manages to provide a fairly fascinating look at a legendary artist as a young man. The legendary documentarian finds dylan in england during his 1965 tour, which would be his last as an acoustic artist.
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