Dont look back was made during dylans 1965 tour of england. Its the period when dylan is shifting from acoustic to electric, a transition that not all fans, including baez, applaud. Dont look back is about the sixties and the man who got a lot of us through them. Titled dont look back after satchel pages saying, dont look back, it might be gaining on you, i the feature length film utilized the latest portable, synchronous sound equipment to follow the threeweek tour as it unfolded. Dylan would later again use dont look back, this time in its imperative form, in the song pressing on, from the 1980 album saved, which. Dont look back 1967 rotten tomatoes in 1965, filmmaker d. Dont look back 1967 starring bob dylan and joan baez on dvd and bluray. And this is why, above all, dont look back shot in 1965 but released in 1967 is such a fascinating piece of film. It also captures the end of his romantic relationship with fellow folk singer joan baez, who he took on tour with him and would remain a regular collaborator of his through the 1970s. The resulting film, dont look back intentionally absent the apostrophe, now sits preserved by the library of congress and remains. It is also a remarkable historical record of parts of london in the 1960s. Pennebaker, director of dylan, bowie films and more. Pennebakers landmark documentary, dont look back, released in 1967, which follows a young bob dylan quickly ascending to the peak of his fameon his spring.
Dont look back, though stylistically informal, radicalised music documentary film making. Lots of great video of just what life is like on the road. Such fortuitous events are a hallmark of pennebakers career, which spans six decades. Bob dylan movies quiz dont look back 9 questions nsf. Pennebakers seminal film, dont look back 1967, which documents bob dylans last acoustic tour, came about by chance, when dylans manager albert grossman invited him to film the artist in england. The phrase is met with roaring laughter and applause from the audience. Dont look back he filmed everyone from dylan and bowie to bill clinton, jimi hendrix to germaine greer most of all, d. Oct 21, 2009 hailed as one of the best films about a performing artist ever created, dont look back is more than a view into an extraordinary concert tour dylan s last as an acoustic performer.
From the opening sequence of dylan holding up words to the soundtracks subterranean homesick blues, dylan is playful and enigmatic. Pennebaker chronicles bob dylan s 1965 british concert tour, with joan baez and donovan. Bob dylan, joan baez, bobby neuwrith, donovan distributor. Scenes from dont look back have become part of the musical and movie canon, among them dylan playing its all over now, baby blue in his hotel room while an impressed and perhaps.
Pennebakers blackandwhite 1967 documentary film dont look back largely chronicles bob dylans tour of the u. This year marked the 50th anniversary of dont look back, which follows a young bob dylan on his spring 1965 tour of england. Pennebakers 1967 dont look back, as the film takes over the big screen after an introduction by local singersongwriter jade blocker. Pennebakers camera follows him from airport to hall, from hotel room to public house, from conversation to concert. When it first appeared in 1967, dont look back was an eyeopening look at the tumultuous life of bob dylan circa 1965. Bob dylan is captured onscreen in a groundbreaking film that takes us on his last tour as an acoustic artist.
In 2014, the british film institutes authoritative poll of movie industry experts ranked dont look back as one of the 10 best documentaries of all. Dont look back 1965 in april 1965, when bob dylan arrived for a twoweek tour of britain, director d. This is an impressive criterion collection bluray release with an excellent 4k restoration, a number of high quality supplemental features, and a highquality booklet. The audio interview with dylan was recorded in 2000 but was placed over footage from the movie as the legend talks about how the production started, his thoughts on the. This is a coner stone film in any rock music collection. A mythical picture of dylan, younger than anyone has ever been, a creature of smartass feminine beauty making it all look easy.
Criterions new edition of dont look back2 celebrates the 50th anniversary, not of the release of pennebakers film 1967, but of the film s subject, bob dylan in the midst his 1965 english tour. Dont look back is an uncompromising look at an artist dealing with the burdens of fame while trying to grow, and is required viewing for all music fans. Even if pennebakers film captures an authentic bob dylan, that artist was long gone by the film s release in 1967. Pennebaker documentary that chronicles bob dylan on a picaresque british concert tour, the new york times wrote, it will be a good joke on us. Hates being questioned, as the questions are in the viewers mind,he says.
Pennebaker that covers bob dylan s 1965 concert tour in england. In this wildly entertaining vision of one of the twentieth centurys greatest artists, dylan is surrounded by teen fans, gets into heated philosophical jousts with. Scenes from dont look back have become part of the musical and movie canon, among them dylan playing its all over now, baby blue in his hotel room while an impressed and perhaps intimidated donovan looked on. Dont look back is a fascinating exercise in selfrevelation carried out by bob dylan and friends.
What an immature, selfimportant, inflated, cruel, shallow little creature, lacking in empathy and contemptuous of anyone who was not himself or his lackey. Other treats include very rare footage of dylan at 19 performing for a small group of blacks in the deep south and the famous subterranean homesick blues clip. Watch dont look back movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Dont look back bob dylan is captured onscreen as he never would be again in this groundbreaking film from d. Dont look back, bob dylan and the invention of the rockumentary. The film was shot during dylans 1965 british concert tour, dont look back employs an edgy verite style that was, and is, a snug fit with the artists own consciously roughhewn persona. He is the force that blew us out of one era and into another. Dont look back da pennebakers classic film about bob dylan s 1965 tour of britain is an intimate portrait of the artist as a quite young and formidably intelligent man. The legendary documentarian finds dylan in england during his 1965 tour, which would be his last as an acoustic artist.
May 17, 2016 dont look back, bob dylan and the invention of the rockumentary da pennebakers landmark film is being celebrated with its own exhibition, and more than 50 years on, it still sets the standard. Love the flashback to his veinpounding guthrie singing days that couldn t have been that long before the main action of the movie, but it could almost be. Dont look back, watch tonight at 9pm or stream now. Its handheld blackandwhite images and oftengritty london backdrops suggest cinematic extensions of the archetypal monochrome portraits that graced. Pennebaker of bob dylan s spring 1965 concert tour of britain. One is dont look back and the other is one of outtakes from dont look back both with commentaries, that can be turned on or off. In 1965, pennebaker joined bob dylan on his final acoustic tour in england, filming the nowiconic concert documentary dont look back. Dont look back is a 1967 american documentary film by d.
This film gives you access to dylan like no other film has. Starring bob dylan, donovan, joan baez, alan price, albert grossman cinematography howard alk, jones alk, d. Dont look back, bob dylan and the invention of the. Bob dylan wasnt a poet he was far too lazy for that but he was a songwriter, and a new kind of songwriter. You know the iconic music video of bob dylan laconically dropping cue cards as the lyrics. Bob dylan dont look back 65 tour deluxe edition 2007. Dont look back college of liberal arts and sciences. He is bob all the time, never gives stupid answers to anyone. Dont look back is largely regarded as one of the best music documentaries ever made. Doubtlessly, the film s soundtrack is flawless with all songs featured being seen performed live. Pennebaker invented the rockumentary with this flyonthewall film. Dont look back, bob dylan and the invention of the rockumentary da pennebakers landmark film is being celebrated with its own exhibition, and more than 50 years on, it still sets the standard. Aug 10, 2019 dont look back da pennebakers classic film about bob dylans 1965 tour of britain is an intimate portrait of the artist as a quite young and formidably intelligent man.
I don t care who did it, i just want to know who did it. Pennebaker and producers of criterions dvd release weigh in on restoring a classic. Did we actually once take this twirp as our folk god. Dont look back rare laserdisc edition a raucous and intimate road movie of bob dylan s 1965 tour of england may be the most influential rock star. It only grew in stature in later years, ranking as a classic examination of the world of popular music as it was lived in the 60s. Its handheld blackandwhite images and oftengritty london backdrops suggest cinematic extensions of the archetypal monochrome portraits that graced dylans careermaking early60s album jackets. Nov 24, 2015 dylan on don t look back 2015 out of 4 nicely produced four minute interview with bob dylan that can be found on the criterion collections release of don t look back. Ultimately, the film is about fame and adapting to the pressure of life in the public eye.
Dont look back 1967 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. I dont know how many times i have seen this film over the last 35 years saw it the first time in the 1980s and i have bought it a number of times and this version is the one to get. Dont look back is a 1967 documentary film about dylan s 1965 tour of england. Hailed as one of the best films about a performing artist ever created, dont look back is more than a view into an extraordinary concert tour dylans last as an acoustic performer. Inside criterions incredible restoration of dylan doc dont look back d.
Don t look back is an uncompromising look at an artist dealing with the burdens of fame while trying to grow, and is required viewing for all music fans. The 1967 film is now considered one of the great rock. Featuring some of dylans most famous songs, including subterranean homesick blues, the times they are achangin, and its all over now, baby blue, dont look back is a radically conceived portrait of an american icon that has influenced decades of verite behindthescenes documentaries. Dont look back actually spelled that way onscreen, without the apostrophe is a 1967 rockumentary concert film, directed by d. The film famously opens with the bob dylan song subterranean homesick blues with dylan. Loud and clear, dylan sings, i looked in the closetthere was donovan. Bob dylan dont look back, bob dylan and the invention of the rockumentary da pennebaker s landmark film is being celebrated with its own.
May 08, 2012 guarda bob dylan dont look back parte naq evius su dailymotion. Indeed, those who consider dylan a lone, ethical figure standing up against the phonies will discover, after seeing this film, that they have lost their hero. The film was produced by john court and albert grossman. Dont look back dont look back is a cinema verite documentary by d. Pennebaker followed his entourage around, filming him in concert, in hotel rooms, in cars and trains. The legendary documentarian finds dylan in england during his 1965 tour, which would be his last as an acoustic.
Don t look back is an excellent music documentary on bob dylan s london tour was in the spring of 1965. Pennebaker accompanied bob dylan to england to make a film about the singersongwriters british tour. I scribbled down these observations as i watched the newly restored print of dont look back, the 1967 documentary about dylan s 1965 concert tour. Although the film is arranged in loose chronological order, there is little obvious editing within.
Pennebaker was an obscure, progressive documentary filmmaker with a number of important, but rarely seen short films. This saturday night, the nickelodeon in columbia, south carolina, goes inside the world of bob dylan with d. May 08, 2012 guarda bob dylan dont look back parte 23 naq evius su dailymotion. Bob dylan is captured onscreen as he never would be again in this groundbreaking film from d. Baby blue, dont look back is a radically conceived portrait of an american. Pennebaker has fashioned a relentlessly honest, brilliantly. In short, i cannot say enough about this documentaryit gets better everytime i see it, and i dont say that about a. Bob dylan is more than the folk singer touted by the record industry, more than the songwriter whose poetry is the only kind many of us remember, more than the kerouackid who haunts our best writing. Dont look back, a 1967 documentary about bob dylan. The beatles were the heart of the sixties they started the tidal.
Dont look back 1967 for anyone not familiar with dont look back, the first thing to know is that the dont in the punctuationfree title has no apostrophe an ironic fact now that bob dylan, the movies subject and star, has won the nobel prize for literature. He was famous at age 23, thanks to peter, paul, and marys recording of blowin in the wind, and a legend at 25, when dont look back was filmed. Dont look back this is a laserdisc this is not a dvd a laserdisc needs to be played on a laserdisc player it will not play on a dvd player a film by d. Don t look back was real, you saw the bob i love, not a second of feeling he was putting on an act. Nov 27, 2015 inside criterions incredible restoration of dylan doc dont look back d. Whatever tensions appear between dylan and donovan, both singers led successful careers. The singer was bob dylan, and dylans manager albert grossman commissioned pennebaker to make the movie. Pennebaker that covers bob dylans 1965 concert tour in england in 1998, the film was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being deemed culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Dont look back, a french thriller dont look back, a 2006 episode of heroes dont look back in the heat of the night, an episode of in the heat of the night.
Bob dylan dont look back parte 23 video dailymotion. The abiding memories of dont look back are lack of privacy, dull cliques, stumbledrunkenness, very insecure british artists price, donovan, and dylan s bored, amused sparring with anyone. Pennebaker, who filmed everyone from dylan to bill clinton and turned documentaries into an art form. Dont look back, a french thriller dont look back, a 2006 episode of heroesdont look back in the heat of the night, an episode of in the heat of the nightdont look back. At the time, no one could have known how fortuitous pennebakers. Featuring his most famous songs, philosophical debates and throngs of teenage fans. Those who consider dylan a lone, ethical figure standing up against the phonies will discover after seeing this film, i wrote, that they have lost their hero.