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• Details: 2007, USA, Cert 15, 135 mins, Drama, Dir: Todd Haynes

  With: Ben Whishaw, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere

  Summary: A conceptually audacious ensemble piece in which six actors portray Bob Dylan as a series of shifting personae, including an 11 year-old boy (Marcus Carl Franklin) and a Greenwich Village folk singer (Christian Bale). The supporting cast also includes Julianne Moore and Charlotte Gainsbourg, and the film is backed by music from Dylan himself and many others.

Our reviews

• Philip French

  Philip French: Todd Haynes's reimagining of Dylan's early career is both mystifying and marvellous

• Peter Bradshaw

  

  Peter Bradshaw: This is not a conventional biopic but a cine-portrait, casting a string of actors to play the many facets of Bob Dylan

DVD review

• Rob Mackie

  

  Cate Blanchett in the prime role is predictably brilliant at bringing Bob Dylan to life

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