A Complete Unknown - Flicks (2024)

if [Music] you're say no one wants to hear what a kid wrote last month well I like your songs [Music] windy who wrote this he did James Mangold a complete unknown Stars Timothy Shalom as Bob Dylan but it's the supporting players that reveal something about him Monica babro is Joan bz and Edward Norton is Pete Seager both of them help us understand how he is unknown Jim mangled was very articulate in saying that he had no intention to try to unpack Dylan per se you know like a bi like a biopic or something or find the key to him he kept saying collisions he had these collisions and and out of that energy of these collisions this emergent moment rose up your reaction to him watching those reactions we begin to get a sense of this mystery menstral my very first meeting with with James Mangold was I mean we talked about his interest in in Amadeus and how it's not Mozart telling you who he is but instead the impression Mozart left on everyone around him you know it's a treat to then be a character within that world and I think I think you see that a lot even in documentaries about about Bob Dylan that that a lot of what Bob Dylan is is the lasting impression he has left on on everybody who's who's been sort of in his in his orbit I think what Jim captured beautifully is he didn't try to assess an entire life I think he looked at the idea of youthful talent and its propulsive character I think that the movie is deals with the propulsive force that his talent was for him to what extent did you feel you got to know her at all as you were developing this character I think she's she's also come forward and been very honest about a lot of her stage fright a lot of her anxiety so I I very early on got to kind of understand more deeply the kind of like the swan on top and the the feet pedaling she's an artist in in so many different practices too and so I just sort of tapped into everything I could of of her enigmatic personality and what what Timmy was beautifully delivering as Bob thank you I appreciate it very much pleasure so much always good to see you good to talk to you thanks Patrick flicks with Patrick Stoner explores the craft and culture of film making that enhance our communities for television stations and websites around the country great [Music]