I'm Not There
Todd Haynes:
I'm Not There (USA / Germany, 2007)
135 min - 35mm - English.
Production: Killer Films
Distributor: Scanbox Entertainment
I'm Not There is an unconventional journey into the life and times of of the legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan. Six actors (Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whishaw, Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere ja Cate Blanchett) portray Dylan as a series of shifting personae - from the public to the private to the fantastical - weaving together a rich and colourful portrait of this ever-elusive American icon. The film tells its story using rather non-traditional techniques, much like the poetic narrative style utilized in Dylan's songwriting. Like Dylan's music, with which it is lovingly suffused, I'm Not There is the purest quicksilver, slipping through cracks and crevices to the poetic heart of the world. It's the first biographical feature project to secure the approval of the music legend.
Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes was always interested in the arts, and made amateur movies and painted while he was still a child. He attended Brown University and majored in art and semiotics. After he graduated he moved to New York City and made a very controversial short film 'Superstar'. The movie was a success at several film festivals. His first feature, Poison (1991) was even more controversial. His next film was Safe (1995) and Velvet Goldmine in year 1998. This film proved that Haynes has the talent to be seriously respected by critics and film lovers everywhere.
