Timothée Chalamet is Bob Dylan in ‘A Complete Unknown’, an artist who “marked generations” with “lirism and intelligence”

‘A Complete Unknown’ the biopic that recounts the beginnings of the legendary singer -songwriter Bob Dylan, will reach Spanish cinemas this Friday, February 28. James Mangold (‘In the tightrope’, ‘Logan’) directs the film nominated for eight Oscar awards, including the best leading actor for Timothée Chalamet (‘Dune’, ‘Wonka’) that plays an artist, who, in the words of the interpreter himself, “It marked generations“With its” lyricism and intelligence. ”

“This is an interpretation“, highlight chamet in a telematic encounter with several media among which Europa Press was present and during which he points out that, although it is not to be a”Bob Dylan biopic“, from his point of view the film is rather”A fable“.

‘A Complete Unknown’ It is freely based on Elijah Wald 2015’s book ‘Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties’ and fiction or reformulate not a few elements and some creative licenses are taken. In this sense, the actor points, for example, the character he gives life Elle Fanning and that, although the tape is called Sylvie Russois based on the great love of youth of the artist, Suze Rotolo.

“It was Bob Dylan himself who wanted his name to be changed, which seemed like a very beautiful feeling and says a lot about how much it is still importing and how much I wanted to protect her from fame and public life“, dice Fanning.

The actress remarked the importance of both Sylvie and the rest of the characters that accompany the singer throughout her trip, since in the film it is through Bob’s relationship with them, “how it affects all those around him and how he leaves them“, that the audience can get to know him.

As for its preparation for the paper, with which it has just been awarded Best leading actor in the latest edition of the SAGthe prizes of the American actors union, Chalamet emphasizes that the process took more than five years Due to the delays in production, first for the pandemic and then for the strikes of actors and screenwriters in Hollywood.

As the interpreter reveals, there is a “Finish material” of the artistespecially in the 60s, which is limited to “a couple of radio interviews, many musical models and some footage”, so one of his first steps to approach the character was to study everything about He, in addition to connecting with his music.

“The process was infinite in many ways,” he says, reflecting that, although the part of his life in which Dylan embodies may have ended, the period of discovery of his art has just begun. “I wouldn’t even say that I have reached half, because there is a lot of great material that I am still discovering“He explains.

Chalamet interprets all themes

In ‘A Complete Unknown’ it is Chalamet himself who interprets Dylan’s songs live, a challenge for which he had to learn to play guitar and harmonica. “Everything was extremely overwhelming before starting us And I would say that the second to start shooting I completely put myself into the skin of this young man, “he reveals. It was the actor himself who insisted on acting live, since he felt his music” was better. ”

“I felt that I was able to give life to the songs and ultimately, this is folk music. This is not opera, it is the imperfections, the cracks in the voice, Things that cannot be found in a music study in Los Angeles, “he explains.

“I knew in my entrails that I would do well “Mangold mentions when asked about the choice of Chalamet to star in the film. “I did not know how far I would go with his voice and did not know to what extent his characterization would even transcend my own and very ambitious expectations. But it is also a fact that Timothée is one of the great actors of his generation and that in This particular project had the blessing and curse of multiple delays“He says.

Directed by Mangold and co -written with Jay Cocks (‘Strange Days’),’ A Complete Unknown ‘also counts in its cast with Edward Norton (‘ The Club of the Fight ‘) as Pete Seger, Scoot McNairy (‘ hast and catch Fire Fire ‘) Like Woody Guthrie, Boyd Holbrook (‘ Sandman ‘) like Johnny Cash, Monica Barbaro (‘Top Gun: Maverick’) like Joan Baez and Dan Fogler (‘The Walking Dead’) like Albert Grossman, among others.