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Bob Dylan – Don’t Look Back, Blu-ray (2015)

by Audiophile Audition | Dec 25, 2015 | DVD & Blu-ray Video Reviews

Hi-resolution release of legendary 1967 documentary is a welcome addition to the Dylan legacy. Cast: Bob Dylan, Donovan, Joan Baez, Alan Price, Donovan, Albert Grossman, Sally Grossman, Marianne Faithful, Allen Ginsburg, Fred Perry, Tom Wilson, Bob Neuwirth, Derrol Adams Studio: Criterion 786 [11/24/15] Director: D.A. Pennebaker Video: 1.37:1 for 1080p HD, Black & White Audio: PCM Mono Length:  96 minutes Extras: 65 Revisited a 2006 documentary by Pennebaker; Audio excerpt from a 2000 interview with Bob Dylan for the documentary No Direction Home, three short films by Pennebaker; New conversation between  Pennebaker and Neuwirth; Snapshots From The Tour; New interview with Patti Smith; Conversation between Greil Marcus and Pennebaker (2010); Alt. version of “Subterranean Homesick Blues” segment; Five audio recordings of Dylan not used in film; Trailer;  Booklet featuring an essay from Robert Polito Rating:       Audio:  ****       Video: ****        Overall: ***** It took a long time for rock music to emerge on the documentary film scene. But, before Monterey Pop, Woodstock or The Last Waltz, there was Don’t Look Back. D.A. Pennebaker’s ground-breaking movie provided an insider’s glimpse of Bob Dylan and his impending cataclysmic effect on musical culture. Released in […]