Underplayed Gems

The Other Side of the Mirror (2007)

The Other Side of the Mirror poster
Original title
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
Directed by
Murray Lerner
Genre
documentary film, concert film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
12
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary shows Bob Dylan performing at the Newport Folk Festival in 1963, 1964, and 1965. It traces how his look and sound changed over those years, including his famous switch to electric instruments in 1965. The footage comes from live performances at the festival.

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What happens

The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival is a 2007 documentary film about Bob Dylan's appearances at the Newport Folk Festival in three successive years: 1963, 1964, and 1965, directed by Murray Lerner. The film adds to the footage previously seen in Lerner's Festival! (1967), with full-length song performances. It includes Dylan's controversial electric set from 1965. This film features previously unseen footage, chronicling the changes in Dylan's style when he appeared at Newport in three successive years. This film was broadcast by BBC Four on October 14, 2007. Director Murray Lerner commented: "Over the course of three Newport gigs, Dylan becomes more conscious of his power. His charisma is startling. With electricity and radio, he did what Yeats, T. S. Eliot and Ezra Pound never achieved. He reached a mass audience with poetry." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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