A Complete Unknown (M)

Nominated for eight Oscars and six BAFTAs!

Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan’s meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts – his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation – culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.

Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook, Scoot Mcnairy, Charlie Tahan, Dan Fogler, Norbert Leo Butz

Director: James Mangold

★★★★★ "A Complete Unknown is] five stars of pure entertainment underpinned by a 10-star performance by Timothee Chalamet" AUSTRALIAN

★★★★★ "With standout performances from Chalamet, Barbaro, and Norton, combined with Mangold’s assured direction, it’s a film that captures a moment in time where anything felt possible" HEYUGUYS

★★★★★ "Thanks to a bravura performance by Timothée Chalamet as the enigmatic Bard of Minnesota, it amounts to a compellingly plausible authorised account of Dylan’s early-Sixties breakthrough years" ARTS DESK

★★★★★ "This multi-layered biopic carries an enormous emotional kick in both its pointed personal narrative and the wider observations about American society." SHADOWS ON THE WALL

★★★★★ "A Complete Unknown is firing on all cylinders--Timothée Chalamet turns in a mesmerizing performance as he disappears into his performance as Bob Dylan." SOLZY AT THE MOVIES

★★★★ "This is an extraordinary performance" EVENING STANDARD

★★★★ "It’s a remarkable performance. Star of the moment Timothée Chalamet inhabits the loose-limbed, live-wire physicality of the young Bob Dylan" OBSERVER UK