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| written by brakhage |
January 23, 2006 - 3:33 PM PST |
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I'm coming late to the game, since I've been a Dylan fan for years and only now am getting around to seeing the film.
In the age of reality TV and countless cinema verite documentaries, Don't Look Back still stands out in its shocking candor. To me it's fascinating and at the same time cringeworthy: fascinating because it captures a major artist and cultural force in transition between one moment of brilliance to another, and cringeworthy since as the film progresses we see Dylan become by turns bemused, frustrated, and overwhelmed by clinging would-be pals and clueless journos covering the latest youth fad. I've always thought the process of becoming famous would be hellish, and now I have confirmation.
If watching grainy hand-held footage of Dylan trying to deal with the pressures of fame turns you on, by all means seek out Eat the Document, from the 1966 tour, featuring John Lennon directing withering scorn at a stoned and nauseous Dylan. |
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