Im Not There movie is a biographical music drama based on a story by Todd Haynes and adapted for the screen by both he and Oren Moverman and directed by Todd Haynes filmed in Quebec, Canada as well as California in the United States starting in July 2006 and released in theatres on November 21st, 2007 and took in an estimated $11,000,000 in its limited worldwide theatre run before the DVD release. Im Not There movie was nominated for 26 separate awards and won 14 which included the Independent Spirit Award Robert Altman Award honoured to the director and cast which including Heath Ledger, as well as a Golden Globe Award win for Cate Blanchett for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. Im Not There movie was subsequently released on DVD in a two-disc collectors edition on May 6th, 2008.
Im Not There movie takes its name from an unreleased 1967 Dylan song "I'm Not There" and is a telling of Bob Dylan's life, portrayed at different points in his life by 6 separate actors who take on the roles using different names, and each of the storylines are shot in different film stocks and styles that suit the overall story.
Im Not There movie starts with Woody Guthrie, portrayed by Marcus Carl Franklin, who plays the 11 year old version of Dylan who escapes from a juvenile correction centre by hitching a ride on a train carrying nothing but a guitar case.
Christian Bale portrays the next version of Dylan as Jack Rollins, a young folk singer who later becomes Pastor John singing gospel songs in a small town church to portray the time in Dylan's life where he became a born again Christian.
Next, Cate Blanchett takes up the reigns and plays Jude Quinn, a version of Dylan that was at the height of his career during the 60's, and during a time that his original fans were branding him a corporate sell-out.
The proceeding act has poet Arthur Rimbaud, portrayed by Ben Whishaw, playing the young rebel version of Dylan and who also serves as the Im Not There Movie narrator.
Heath Ledger portrays Robbie Clark, a fictional Hollywood actor best known for his performance in a film about Jack Rollins, who was portrayed earlier in the film by Christian Bale, and also represents the time that Dylan had his break-up with Sara Lownds who in this montage is represented by Claire, portrayed by Charlotte Gainsbourg.
The Im Not There movie concludes with an aged Billy The Kid, portrayed by Richard Gere, who in a fictitious Wild West town defeats an even more elderly Pat Garrett, portrayed by Bruce Greenwood, to symbolize Dylan's need to battle authority.
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Inspired by the life and songs of Bob Dylan, I'm Not There is "a profoundly personal and passionate film" (A.O. Scott, The New York Times) that captures the essence of this elusive genius. Six different actors -- including Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere and Oscar® nominee Cate Blanchett in a "soon-to-be-legendary performance" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) - each embody part of the Dylan legend: from Greenwich Village folk singer to electric guitar trailblazer to born-again preacher. Directed by Academy Award®-nominated writer/director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven), I'm Not There is "unquestionably the year's most original American movie" (Thelma Adams, US Weekly).
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Many people have covered Bob Dylan's songs over the years, but few quite like this. On the double-disc soundtrack that accompanies Todd Haynes' extremely confounding biopic of the already plenty confounding folk icon, we get the likes of Sonic Youth, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, the Hold Steady, and Antony & The Johnsons doing their best Dylan impressions and often failing gloriously. Former Pavement frontman Stephen Malkmus does a particularly fine job oozing his way through "Ballad of a Thin Man," while Wilco's Jeff Tweedy draws the moody beauty out of "Simple Twist of Fate," and Sufjan Stevens lends his typically baroque touch to "Ring Them Bells." Special credit has to go to the Million Dollar Bashers, the unofficial house band that includes Steve Shelley on drums, John Medeski on piano, and Tom Verlaine on guitar, along with other notable musicians. The generous track list and dynamic set of contributors promises that this album will provide plenty of awe long after the film itself has been forgotten. --Aidin Vaziri
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Todd Haynes (VELVET GOLDMINE, FAR FROM HEAVEN) delivers this dazzling, experimental take on the life of popular music's most revered and enigmatic artist: Bob Dylan. In keeping with the impossible-to-pin-down nature of Dylan himself, Haynes chose to cast six different actors to portray several incarnations of the groundbreaking troubadour. The result is a challenging, sprawling work that spans several decades and genres. Woody (Marcus Carl Franklin) is a young black child with a folk music obsession; Jack Rollins (Christian Bale) is an upstart folksinger whose protest songs have ignited an entire generation; Arthur (Ben Wishaw) is a Rimbaud-esque figure who has begun to embrace a new form of lyrical poetry; Robbie (Heath Ledger) is a well-known actor whose marriage to the lovely Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) crumbles under the weight of his lifestyle; Billy (Richard Gere) is a slippery frontiersman who echoes Dylan's infatuation with the Old West and American folklore; and, finally, there is the substance-abusing, confrontational Jude (Cate Blanchett), who represents Dylan in the turbulent mid-1960s.
Much in the same way that Dylan appropriated a vast array of musical styles to create his own vernacular, Haynes does the same thing with I'M NOT THERE, using his expansive knowledge of movie history to pay homage to a variety of movements and genres (Godard, Fellini, Lester, etc.). The typically extraordinary cinematographer Edward Lachman outdoes even himself this time around, incorporating so many different visual styles that it's impossible to decide which is the most beautiful. While the cast all fare well in their roles, it is Cate Blanchett who runs away with the picture, proving once again that she is one of the finest actors the movies have ever seen.
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The directorial debut of Oscar nominated actor Casey Affleck, I'm Still Here is a striking portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of internationally acclaimed actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, I'm Still Here follows the Oscar nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musicians. Sometimes funny, sometimes shocking, and always riveting; the film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads. Defying expectations, it deftly explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
Art prank or self-immolation? I'm Still Here claims to be a documentary about Joaquin Phoenix, star of Walk the Line and Gladiator, as he shucks his film career for a new life as a rapper, transforming himself into a pudgy, sullen, unkempt man-child. The result is a sometimes mesmerizing, sometimes tedious portrait of life within the dehumanizing bubble of celebrity, as Joaquin (or "Joaquin") abuses his entourage, pursues P. Diddy to produce his album, cavorts and does drugs with prostitutes, and finally has a supremely awkward appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, which triggers an emotional implosion. What are Phoenix and cowriter-director Casey Affleck after--an x-ray of their lives under the spotlight of fame? An essay on the banality of decadence? A heartfelt exploration of how hard it is to escape the labels placed on us? The movie may simply be evidence of the true project, which was planting a meme in our culture--demonstrated by the abundance of parodies and caustic commentary heaped on Phoenix after his Letterman interview. Whether it's real or fake or a variation on the Borat approach of provoking real responses through fake behavior, there's no questioning Phoenix's thorough immersion in this persona. Whether it's a performance or a perverse martyrdom, it's impressive. --Bret Fetzer
Im Not There movie is a biographical music drama based on a story by Todd Haynes and adapted for the screen by both he and Oren Moverman and directed by Todd Haynes filmed in Quebec, Canada as well as California in the United States starting in July 2006 and released in theatres on November 21st, 2007 and took in an estimated $11,000,000 in its limited worldwide theatre run before the DVD release. Im Not There movie was nominated for 26 separate awards and won 14 which included the Independent Spirit Award Robert Altman Award honoured to the director and cast which including Heath Ledger, as well as a Golden Globe Award win for Cate Blanchett for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. Im Not There movie was subsequently released on DVD in a two-disc collectors edition on May 6th, 2008.
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