Dont Look Back (1967)
Directed by D.A. Pennebaker
Genres - Music |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Social Issues, Vocal Music |
Release Date - May 17, 1967 (USA), Sep 6, 1967 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 96 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
In 1965, filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker accompanied Bob Dylan to England to make a film about the singer/songwriter's British tour. At the time, no one could have known how fortuitous Pennebaker's timing would prove to be. Within a few months of this tour, Dylan would forsake his role as The Conscience of Folk Music to pick up a Fender Stratocaster and play rock and roll. Within a year, Dylan would suffer a motorcycle accident that would put him out of commission for nearly 18 months. Recording several brilliant solo performances and capturing a wealth of fly-on-the-wall footage of Dylan's interactions with friends and strangers, Pennebaker caught Dylan on the cusp of a radical career change, and the man in this film seems to be thrashing about in his shackles, looking for some sort of escape route.
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Keywords
on-the-road, backstage, behind-the-scenes, concert-footage, concert-tours, folk-rock, musician, rock-music
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance