A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (15) – Film Screening, Sunday 8 June, 7.00pm
8 June at 7:00 pm
Free
Category: Docudrama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Timothée Chalemet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Darbo
Runtime: 2 hrs 21 minutes
New York 1961: Against a backdrop of tumultuous social change, an unknown nineteen-year-old from Minnesota named Bob Dylan arrives in Greenwich Village armed with his guitar and his revolutionary talent. Charting Dylan’s extraordinary early career, James Mangold’s film gets beneath the legend to reveal the essence of the man: his creative energy, his restlessness – and his ruthless ambition.
‘Utterly fascinating, capturing a moment in time when songs could move a culture’ Associated Press
‘A maddeningly enjoyable piece of pop cinema’ Detroit News
‘It’s a remarkable performance. Timothée Chalamet inhabits the loose-limbed, livewire physicality of the young Bob Dylan and makes an impressively good fist of capturing the frayed hessian of his distinctive voice.’ Wendy Ide, The Observer
‘Timothée Chalamet acts and sings the young Bob Dylan to showstopping perfection, catching the mystery man in the exhilarating act of inventing himself’ ABC News
Presented by Newnham Film Club in association with Newnham Arts Festival 2025. Bar and snacks available. All welcome.
This is a PAY AS YOU FEEL event. Donations welcome to help cover our running costs.