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Évocation vibrante des débuts d'une icône de la culture du XXe siècle. Récit plutôt anecdotique. Réalisation de métier. Omniprésence de la musique de Dylan. T. Chalamet bluffant.

This Bob Dylan biopic is a worthy follow-up to Mangold's Walk the Line, and sports an amazing Timothee Chalamet performance.

The mystifying icon gets a satisfying ode to him and his genre-bending career.

James Mangold, même s'il n'atteint pas ici la force de Walk The Line sur Johnny Cash, permettra à de nombreux spectateurs de comprendre cette effervescence sociale et musicologique passée et de capter quelque peu l'essence de cet artiste.

A Complete Unknown is a drama of scruffy naturalism, with a plot that doesn't so much unfold as lope right along with its legendary, curly-haired, sunglass-wearing coffee-house troubadour hero. Yet the feel -- the effect -- is that of a musical.

Whatever script flaws there are in terms of structure, plot momentum and an opaque central character, A Complete Unknown offers rewards in its lived-in performances and in the exhilarating music sequences that propel it forward. For many audiences with an affection for Dylan's music and the era in general, that will be enough.

A superficial illustration of the artist's allure, interspersed with endless, increasingly comical shots of people watching him perform and smiling beatifically.