A Complete Unknown
First screened in December 2024

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Director: James Mangold. Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Eriko Hatsune, Scoot McNairy, Dan Fogler, David Alan Basche, Will Harrison, Boyd Holbrook, Big Bill Morganfield, Charlie Tahan, Norbert Leo Butz, Laura Kariuki, Michael Chernus, P.J. Byrne, Peter Gerety, Lenny Grossman, Michael Everett Johnson, Will Price, Kayli Carter. Screenplay: James Mangold and Jay Cocks (based on the book Dylan Goes Electric by Elijah Wald).

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Photo © 2024 Searchlight Pictures

In Brief: Step up from Mangold's Walk the Line, if only just: knottier subject, fewer generic biopic tropes. Solid cast.

VOR: ②  As per generic norm, this is a stylistically tame chronicle of screen performance, with modest reframings of legendary people and events.

Grade: C+

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Director: James Mangold
	Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet
	Best Supporting Actress: Monica Barbaro
	Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton
	Best Adapted Screenplay: James Mangold, Jay Cocks
	Best Costume Design: Arianne Phillips
	Best Sound: Tod A. Maitland, Ted Caplan, David Giammarco, Donald Sylvester, Paul Massey
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Actor (Drama): Timothée Chalamet
	Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton
Other Awards:
	Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Actor (Chalamet); Best Supporting Actor (Norton)
	National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actress (Fanning)

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