Im Not There Movie

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.