Renaldo and Clara (1978)

Directed by

Bob Dylan

Genre

documentary film, drama film, biographical film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 52m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film mixes concert footage from Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour with fictional scenes and documentary interviews. It follows characters named Renaldo and Clara through performances and dreamlike encounters.

experimentalfragmentedlyricalintrospectiveunpolishedepisodic

What happens

Renaldo and Clara is a 1978 American film directed by Bob Dylan and starring Bob Dylan, Sara Dylan and Joan Baez. Written by Dylan and Sam Shepard, the film incorporates three distinct film genres: concert footage, documentary interviews, and dramatic fictional vignettes reflective of Dylan's song lyrics and life. Filmed in the fall of 1975 prior to and during Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour, the film features appearances and performances by Phil Ochs, Ronee Blakley, T-Bone Burnett, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Allen Ginsberg, Arlo Guthrie, Ronnie Hawkins, Roger McGuinn, Joni Mitchell, Mick Ronson, Arlen Roth, Sam Shepard, Anne Waldman, and Harry Dean Stanton. Renaldo and Clara was released in its original four-hour form on January 25, 1978, in the United States. Its limited release in theaters in New York City, Los Angeles, and other cities was discontinued after a few weeks following widespread negative reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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