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No Direction Home
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Produced by Susan Lacy
Jeff Rosen
Martin Scorsese
Nigel Sinclair
Anthony Wall
Starring Bob Dylan
Music by Bob Dylan
Cinematography Mustapha Barat
Editing by David Tedeschi
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Release date(s) July 21, 2005
Running time 208 min.
Language English
Budget $2,000,000
IMDb profile

No Direction Home is a documentary film by Martin Scorsese that traces the life of Bob Dylan, and his impact on American popular music and culture of the 20th century. The film does not cover Dylan's entire career; rather, it focuses on his beginnings, his rise to fame in the 1960s, his transformation from an acoustic guitar-based musician and performer to an electric guitar-influenced sound and his "retirement" from touring in 1966 following an infamous motorcycle accident. The film was first presented on television in both the United States (as part of the PBS American Masters series) and the United Kingdom (as part of the BBC Two Arena series) on September 26–27 2005. A DVD version of the film and accompanying soundtrack album (The Bootleg Series Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack) were released that same month. No direction home may refer to: No Direction Home, a Martin Scorsese documentary on the life of singer Bob Dylan. ... Image File history File links Bobdylannodirectionhome. ... Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, writer and producer and founder of the World Cinema Foundation. ... Suzanne Lacy (born 1945) is an internationally known artist whose work includes installations, video, and large-scale performances on social themes and urban issues. ... Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, writer and producer and founder of the World Cinema Foundation. ... Nigel Sinclair is a Scottish producer of Hollywood films. ... Anthony Wall (born 29 May 1975) is an English golfer. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt, in one fashion or another, to document reality. ... Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, writer and producer and founder of the World Cinema Foundation. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... American Masters is a PBS television show which produces biographies on what it considers are the best artists, actors and writers of the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Arena is a British television documentary series, which has run in occasional seasons on BBC Two, and latterly BBC Four, since 1975, debuting on Wednesday October 1 that year. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ...


The project eventually titled as No Direction Home began to take shape in 1995 when Dylan's manager, Jeff Rosen, began scheduling interviews with Dylan's friends and associates. Among those interviewed were poet Allen Ginsberg and folk musician Dave Van Ronk, both of whom died before the film was ever completed. Dylan's old girlfriend Suze Rotolo also granted a rare interview, and she later told Rolling Stone Magazine that she was very pleased with the project's results. Dylan himself also sat for ten hours in a relaxed and open conversation with Rosen in 2000. Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. ... Dave Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was a folk singer born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was nicknamed the Mayor of MacDougal Street. ... Susan Elizabeth Rotolo (born November 20, 1943[1]), nicknamed Suze Rotolo (pronounced Suze-ee), is an artist who specializes in artists books and who teaches at the Parsons School of Design in New York City. ... This article is about the magazine. ...


According to Rolling Stone magazine, an unnamed source close to the project claimed that Dylan himself had no involvement with the project apart from the interview, saying that "[Dylan] has no interest in this . . . Bob truly does not look back." However, work on the first installment of Dylan's autobiography, Chronicles, Vol. 1, did overlap production of the project, though it's unclear how much, if any, influence Chronicles may have had on No Direction Home. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...


Though raw material was being gathered for the project, Rosen needed someone to edit and shape it into a quality picture, and celebrated filmmaker Martin Scorsese was approached to 'direct' the documentary planned from the project. Scorsese eventually agreed and came aboard in 2001. Martin Marcantonio Luciano Scorsese (IPA: AmE: ; Ita: []) (born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, writer and producer and founder of the World Cinema Foundation. ...


In the meantime, Dylan's office gathered hundreds of hours of historical film footage dating from the time covered in No Direction Home. These included a scratchy recording of Dylan's high school rock band, his 1965 screen test for Andy Warhol, and newly-discovered footage of the famous Manchester Free Trade Hall concert from May 17, 1966, when an angry fan John Cordwell, called out "Judas!" just before Dylan and the Hawks performed "Like A Rolling Stone." Shot by D.A. Pennebaker, the onstage, color footage was found in 2004 in a pile of water-damaged film recovered from Dylan's vaults. Screen Test was a British childrens quiz show produced by the BBC which ran from 1969 to 1984. ... Andrew Warhola (August 6, 1928 — February 22, 1987), better known as Andy Warhol, was an American artist who became a central figure in the movement known as Pop art. ... Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall was a Victorian building formerly on a site near the G-Mex Conference Centre in the Castlefield area. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... John Cordwell (b. ... D. A. Pennebaker speaking at the University of Florida in February 2003. ...


No Direction Home received a Peabody Award in 2006, and a Columbia-duPont Award in January 2007. The George Foster Peabody Awards, more commonly referred to as the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards given for excellence in radio and television broadcasting. ...


The title of the film is borrowed from the title of Robert Shelton's 1986 biography of Dylan, which in turn was taken from the lyric of the Dylan song, "Like a Rolling Stone", on the Highway 61 Revisited album. Journalist Robert Shelton was born June 28, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, and died December 11, 1995, in Brighton, England. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Highway 61 Revisited track listing Like a Rolling Stone (1) Tombstone Blues (2) Music sample: Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone ( file info) — 30 seconds (of 6:10) Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Highway 61 Revisited is Bob Dylans sixth studio album, released in 1965 by Columbia Records. ...


The film also showcases important influences on Dylan, including:

The cover picture of Dylan on the DVD was taken beside the Aust Ferry terminal in Gloucestershire, England, in May 1966, shortly before the Severn Bridge which replaced the ferry was opened. John Jacob Niles (Louisville, Kentucky, April 28, 1892 -- Lexington, Kentucky, March 1, 1980) was an American composer, singer, and collector of traditional ballads. ... Odetta (b. ... Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967) was a prolific American songwriter and folk musician. ... The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem from left to right: Tom, Pat, Liam, and Tommy Makem The Clancy Brothers were an Irish folk music singing group, most popular in the 1960s, who are often credited with popularizing Irish traditional music in the United States. ... Joan Chandos Baez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. ... Irwin Allen Ginsberg (IPA: ) (June 3, 1926 – April 5, 1997) was an American poet. ... Peter Seeger (born May 3, 1919), almost universally known as Pete Seeger, is a folk singer, political activist, and author. ... Dave Van Ronk (June 30, 1936 – February 10, 2002) was a folk singer born in Brooklyn, New York, who settled in Greenwich Village, New York City, and was nicknamed the Mayor of MacDougal Street. ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - February 24, 1991) was an American country music singer. ... This article is about Hank Williams, Sr. ... The Aust Ferry was a ferry service that operated across the River Severn in Gloucestershire, England. ... For the Ontario community, see Severn Bridge, Ontario. ...


Shelton biography

  • No Direction Home: The Life and Music of Bob Dylan, Robert Shelton, 1986, Da Capo Press reprint 2003, ISBN 0-306-81287-8

External links

  • 'No Direction Home DVD review by George Chabot
  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan - A Martin Scorsese Picture at the Internet Movie Database
  • No Direction Home at bbc.co.uk.
 v • d • e Bob Dylan
Discography
Studio albums Bob Dylan • The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan • The Times They Are a-Changin' • Another Side of Bob Dylan • Bringing It All Back Home • Highway 61 Revisited • Blonde on Blonde • John Wesley Harding • Nashville Skyline • Self Portrait • New Morning • Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid • Dylan • Planet Waves • Blood on the Tracks • The Basement Tapes • Desire • Street Legal • Slow Train Coming • Saved • Shot of Love • Infidels • Empire Burlesque • Knocked Out Loaded • Down in the Groove • Oh Mercy • Under the Red Sky • Good as I Been to You • World Gone Wrong • Time out of Mind • "Love and Theft" • Modern Times
Live albums The Concert for Bangla Desh • Before the Flood • Hard Rain • Bob Dylan at Budokan • Real Live • Dylan & The Dead • The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration • MTV Unplugged • Live at The Gaslight 1962 • Live at Carnegie Hall 1963
Traveling Wilburys Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 • Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3
Compilations Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits • Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Vol. II • Masterpieces • Biograph • Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume 3 • The Essential Bob Dylan • Dylan
The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 • Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert • Vol. 5: Bob Dylan Live 1975, The Rolling Thunder Revue • Vol. 6: Bob Dylan Live 1964, Concert at Philharmonic Hall • Vol. 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack
Films
Dont Look Back • Eat the Document • Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid • Renaldo and Clara • Hearts of Fire • Masked and Anonymous • No Direction Home
Writings
Tarantula • Writings and Drawings • Lyrics: 1962–1985 • Drawn Blank • Chronicles, Vol. 1 • Lyrics: 1962–2001
Albums • Songs • Related topics
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Films directed by Martin Scorsese
1960s What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)  • It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964)  • The Big Shave (1967)  • Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967)
1970s Street Scenes (1970)  • Boxcar Bertha (1972)  • Mean Streets (1973)  • Italianamerican (1974)  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)  • Taxi Driver (1976)  • New York, New York (1977)  • American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince (1978)  • The Last Waltz (1978)
1980s Raging Bull (1980)  • The King of Comedy (1983)  • After Hours (1985)  • The Color of Money (1986)  • The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)  • New York Stories (1989)
1990s Goodfellas (1990)  • Cape Fear (1991)  • The Age of Innocence (1993)  • Casino (1995)  • Kundun (1997)  • My Voyage to Italy (1999)  • Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
2000s Gangs of New York (2002)  • The Blues (2003) • The Aviator (2004)  • No Direction Home (2005)  • The Departed (2006)  • Shine a Light (2008)  • Silence (2008)


 

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