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No Direction Home [Bob Dylan] [DVD]

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  • Format: PAL
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Oct 2005
  • Run Time: 204 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000AAF9UQ
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,845 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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The first documentary about the groundbreaking songwriter to be made with his full co-operation. Martin Scorsese directs this biography of one of the most important figures in the history of popular music, covering his arrival in New York in the early 1960s and his dominance of the counter-cultural folk scene in the years that followed. The documentary features exclusive archive footage of Dylan on the road and at home, as well as previously unreleased interviews conducted with Dylan and with other important figures of the time.

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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Faithful to himself, and to the music... 23 Feb 2006
Format:DVD
This documentary is really LONG, but it is more than WORTH watching. Why? Because it tells us a lot about Bob Dylan, or at least as much as Dylan himself is prepared to say for now.

“Part One” of “No direction home” goes from the late 1950´s to 1963, and deals with the place where Dylan grew, and the kind of music he liked. I found this specially interesting, as I hadn´t heard of Woody Guthrie, Tommy Makem, and others that had an enormous influence on Dylan. I enjoyed watching and hearing him as he developed as an artist, and changed accordingly.

“Part two” covers the period that goes from 1963 to 1966. It is very good, and has great footage of Dylan´s concerts, like “Part one”. The main difference between the two dvds probably is that the second one lacks the kind of explanation regarding the historical context that the first one has. All the same, it is enjoyable, and only obviously in fault when compared to “Part one”.

This documentary includes lots of footage of the young Dylan and comments made by the “old” Dylan, the person that young and gifted man grew up to be. Not only that, but there are also quite a few interviews of people who knew him at one moment or the other, and that help to shed some light on him. The interviews that involve Joan Baez are probably the most insightful regarding Bob Dylan´s character, and his refusal to be trapped in a role as symbol of the left.

I think that if there is a constant in Dylan´s career, it is probably the fact that he refuses to be pinned down, to be anything other than himself, and that is nothing less and nothing more than what he feels like being at the moment. “No direction home” shows that, and I think we should congratulate Martin Scorsese for that. So... thanks, Martin, but please bear in mind I really, really want to watch the sequel :)

Belen Alcat

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully refreshing! 8 Nov 2005
Format:DVD
Just about the best thing ever on Dylan.I really began to wonder if there was anything left to learn about the man and then we get "Chronicles" and now this, with the man himself giving his first hand account of events all those years ago. And how refreshing to hear him so coherent and intelligible, and not taking himself too seriously either. There is some genuinely revealing stuff here from him and his contemparies, with Joan Baez's contributions especially interesting. Just loved her story of how he was so amused at the intellectual analyses of his lyrics when he had no idea what they meant! And it is great to have all that uninterrupted footage of some of his most outstanding performances to treasure, including the extended performances not shown on the TV programme. Can it get any better than this?
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars I shouldn't complain but .... 31 Dec 2005
Format:DVD
Along with Dylan's first (may there be more) part of his autobiography in the book "Chronicles", Bob has cooperated with Martin Scorcese on setting some of the record straight on his past.

Along with many long term Dylan fans we have suffered unsatisfactory biographies and conflicting interviews from the big Zee himself and finally we're getting some truth from the man himself. It's like we've had over 40 years of one sided information and now we're finally getting a bit of Mr Dylan's point of view.

It doesn't need saying that this is a must for all dedicated Dylan fans but it is also a good introduction for those new to Dylan's classic period. The coverage of Dylan's friends, colleagues and influences from his early years is exceptional.

I especially liked Joan Baez's contributions showing that she has finally come to terms with Bob's refusal to become a campaigner for human rights and civil lieberties. She now shows that she accepts that Bob was not driven in the same way as she and that their separation was in some ways inevitable.

The only negative is that we don't get complete video recordings of the concert footage in the DVD "performance" section. There is clearly a great archive of footage that is still waiting to be released, especially the 1966 tour, and I for one am still waiting for it!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars GET PENNEBAKER!
The problems with this dvd have nothing to do with the Dylan footage. It has to do with Martin Scorsese's use of the film. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Stephen Goldsmith
5.0 out of 5 stars Relive your youth
Brings back so many memories of times and people I'd love to see again. Nostalgia is still alive and kicking in the 21st century
Published 3 months ago by Big JR
5.0 out of 5 stars No Direction Home
This is a Classic, brilliant DVD - a music lovers delight to be seriously enjoyed on several levels - worth every penny!
Published 5 months ago by Rockingbird
1.0 out of 5 stars Still waiting....
Ordered on the 11th of May... Today is 12th of June... I am still waiting for this dvd... No other words for it...
Published 11 months ago by Roxana
5.0 out of 5 stars Bodyguard turned Novelist
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"The most talked about true life novel of 2012 has arrived : Every Cambridge student is taking this novel underground to share with the masses... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Geoff McDonald
4.0 out of 5 stars Portrait of the artist as a young genius
Any biopic or biography attempting to capture the entirety of the creation called 'Bob Dylan' is bound to land on its arse. This movie makes no such attempt. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Earnest Mann
5.0 out of 5 stars Scorsese delivers a thoughtful portrait of the `Voice of a generation'
To craft this superb three-and-a-half-hour landmark documentary presented on two separate DVDs, Martin Scorsese reportedly edited down more than 10 hours of source material, so as... Read more
Published 16 months ago by The Guardian
5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT ABOUT DYLAN FROM SCORSESE
I think I have watched this documentary maybe five or six times. The first view was fantastic. Lots of interesting shots from the period 1961-66. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ronny Søgård
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb reappraisal and complement to Chronicles I
Bob Dylan's life was his music.He created personas outside of that.He told enormous fibs to commentators when he was 20,about where he'd grown up,working say in travelling... Read more
Published on 22 May 2011 by technoguy
1.0 out of 5 stars 3 hours plus of.......Scorcese
I'm a huge Dylan fan and a long-time admirer of the director, Martin Scorcese, so this film should have worked for me. Bigtime! Read more
Published on 4 Nov 2010 by L J Thomson
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