Renaldo and Clara (1978)

 

Bob Dylan on tour with the Rolling Thunder Revue in 1975; concert footage, documentary interviews and bizarre improvised character scenes.

From memory: Quirky, idiosyncratic, often confusing and much too long mixture of concert footage, documentary and fictional scenes is definitely fascinating to watch, but one wonders, if Bob Dylan ever was certain about his intentions to create this film or whether he had an idea who its potential audience would be.

Maltin BOMB: "Self-important, poorly made....Pretentious and obnoxious." 

 

 

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese (2019)

Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese' captures the troubled spirit of America in 1975 and the joyous music that Dylan performed during the fall of that year.

Fascinating and sweeping mockumentary offers some rarely seen footage of the famous tour with lots of co-stars performing and/or being interviewed; however, the playful and often undetectable addition of fictitous elements are of dubious merit.

The Last Waltz (1978)

A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.

Excellent, nearly exemplary documentation of a musical event involving some of the top artists of the time; it helps that all musicians present themselves in best form on stage.

Halliwell***: "Perhaps the best movie so far of a rock concert, one that also features many of the most influential performers of the era, together with some brief but revealing interviews with the band members."

Maltin***: "Truly wonderful documentary...the whole film is beautifully done."

I'm Not There (2007)

Ruminations on the life of Bob Dylan, where six characters embody a different aspect of the musician's life and work

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

Extensive first-rate documentary that intelligently mixes original photos and films, eyewitness interviews and Dylan's own retrospective thoughts and manages to deliver some insight, but without revealing the bard's enigma.

Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)