Rent I'm Not There (2007)
2.9 of 5 from 207 ratings
2h 10min
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- Synopsis:
- Inspired by the life and songs of Bob Dylan, 'I'm Not There' is a profoundly personal and passionate film that captures the essence of this elusive genius. Six different actors including Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere and Oscar nominee Cate Blanchett each embody part of the Dylan legend: from Greenwich to Village folk singer to electric guitar trailblazer to born-again preacher.
- Actors:
- Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Heath Ledger, Ben Whishaw, Richard Gere, Marcus Carl Franklin, Don Francks, Roc LaFortune, Larry Day, Paul Cagelet, Brian R.C. Wilmes, Pierre-Alexandre Fortin, Richie Havens, Tyrone Benskin, Kim Roberts, Angela Galuppo, Jane Wheeler, Julianne Moore, Peter Friedman, David Gow
- Directors:
- Todd Haynes
- Producers:
- John Goldwyn, John Sloss, James D. Stern, Christine Vachon
- Voiced By:
- Kris Kristofferson
- Narrated By:
- Kris Kristofferson, Eric Newsome
- Writers:
- Todd Haynes, Oren Moverman
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- Drama, Music & Musicals
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Singer Biopics, A History of Gay Cinema: According to Hollywood, Award Winners, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2023, BAFTA Nominations Competition 2024, Drama Films & TV, Getting to Know..., Getting to Know: Cate Blanchett, Getting to Know: Emma Thompson, Lions on the Lido, Oscar Nominations Competition 2023, A Brief History of Film..., The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Steven Soderbergh, The Instant Expert's Guide to Todd Haynes, Top 10 Modern Musicals
- Awards:
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 26/10/2009
- Run Time:
- 135 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1, English DTS-HD High Resolution 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.40:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- A Conversation with Todd Haynes
- Making the Soundtrack
- For Heath (A Tribute to Heath Ledger)
- Feature with Commentary
- The Making of 'I'm Not There'
- Director Q&A
- Subterranean Homesick Blues Music Videos
- Blooper Reel
- Audition Tapes
- Premiere Footage
- Extended/Alternate Scenes
- Photo Gallery
- Deleted Scenes
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Reviews (4) of I'm Not There
For Dylan fans only - I'm Not There review by JD
Who would have thought that if 4 actors of the caliber of Ledger, Bale Gere and Blanchett played the same (male) person that the female would give the best performance. A bit of panto perhaps? The name Bob Dylan is never referred to which feels as if the film couldn't afford the royalties. Most of the film shows Dylan as a heavy smoking arty intellectual who turns most questions round to the enquirer. Hardly riveting stuff. I found it pretty boring even though I liked Dylan in the 70's. He is hardly relevant now and the film should have tried harder to appeal to those of us who are not disciples.
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Surprisingly Bob - I'm Not There review by LA
Have seen this a few times, and it is, despite his absence ( ha, very Bob) very Bob. Some lovely casting, this brings a surprisingly believable portrait of the elusive one in all its confusion, some lovely imagining from his own song lyrics of the worlds inside his head, whether folk gothic or cowboy, and the real music... believably shows the difficulties of trying to be his friend, lover or wife. Very sympathetic.
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Elusive matter that's too impressionistic to hit the emotional beats - I'm Not There review by AER
Wearing it's artistic flourishes on its face, this is a vague flurry of interesting ideas yet it fails to get to the heart of the matter. And the job at hand is to give us a portrait of Bob Dylan. This gives us six played by six different actors with playing six different Bob Dylans (with a different name each). The storylines are scattered in to the blend in a cohesive order - sometimes a fractured narrative can work really well here, but sadly Todd Haynes' I'm Not There holds us at arm's length. Its a very passive experience and ultimately unenlightening. I'm not much of a Dylan fan but I do like most of Todd Haynes' films, so was saddened to find one I haven't enjoyed at all. I was bored, baffled, lost and only got the smallest glimmers of wonder from it. Well-made, a bold experiment but a misstep for me. Sorry.
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