NDTV Lumiere Presents ‘I’ m Not There
* Starring Heath Ledger, Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere
* Nominated at the Academy Awards for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Cate Blanchett)
* Screened at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
* Winner of the Best Supporting Performance Female (Cate Blanchett) at the Toronto Film Critics Association Awards
Mumbai, January 8, 2009: NDTV Lumière brings you the cult movie on the legendary Bob Dylan this New Year. Watch a poet, prophet, outlaw, fake, star of electricity, rock and roll martyr, born-again Christian— seven identities braided together in one story ‘I’m Not There’. An unconventional journey into the life and times of Bob Dylan., six actors portray Dylan’s shifting personalities—from the public to the private to the fantastical—weaving together a rich and colorful portrait of this ever-elusive American icon. The Film of Australian origin will hit the theatre screens in Mumbai on January 16th, 2009.
‘I’m Not There’ is an unconventional biopic of the singer/songwriter Bob Dylan featuring various actors enacting the various stages of his remarkable career. Among the actors playing the iconic singer are Cate Blanchett, who portrays the man during his Don’t Look Back era incarnation; Heath Ledger, who plays a fictional Dylan in a movie within the movie; Christian Bale, who plays the Dylan beginning to chafe at being associated so strongly with political causes; Richard Gere, who plays Dylan of the post-motorcycle accident period and Marcus Carl Franklin plays the young Dylan who passed himself off as the second coming of Woody Guthrie. Each section of the film not only has a different lead actor, but offers different looks that reflects various aspects of popular culture at that time.
‘I’m Not There’ has won several awards including the Best Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett) at the Chicago Film Critics Association Award and was screened at the 2007 New York and London Film Festival.
Directed by Todd Haynes, ‘I’m Not There’ is a Hollywood biopic, exploding the literal-minded, anti-intellectual assumptions that guide even the most admiring cinematic explorations of artists’ lives. Catch the music and the myth of Bob Dylan at a PVR cinema near you, this January.
About NDTV Lumière:
NDTV Imagine is the new entertainment initiative from NDTV Ltd. Spearheaded by Sameer Nair, the company has planned strategic forays into key businesses in the media and entertainment space. Following the launch of NDTV Imagine, its Hindi general entertainment channel, the company has joined hands with Manmohan Shetty, founder of Adlabs, and Sunil Doshi, film activist, festival jurist and film producer, to launch NDTV Lumière – an initiative to bring contemporary cutting edge world cinema to India. NDTV Lumière provides access to top quality cinema from across the world through multiple platforms such as theatrical release, home video, a 24 hours TV Channel and internet. For further information, please visit www.ndtvlumière.com
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