Eat the Document is a documentary about Bob Dylan's 1966 UK concert tour with The Hawks , directed by Dylan D. A. Pennebaker , whose groundbreaking documentary Don't Look Back showed a chronicle of British Dylan's tour of 1965 .
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| Genre | documentary music |
| Producer | Bob Dylan |
| Producer | Bob Dylan |
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| In the main cast | Bob Dylan Robbie Robertson Bob Neuwirth Johnny cache John Lennon |
| Operator | Howard Alc |
| Composer | Bob Dylan |
| Film company | ABC Television Pennebaker associates |
| Duration | 52 min |
| A country | USA |
| Tongue | English |
| Year | 1972 |
| IMDb | ID 0233629 |
Despite the fact that the shooting of the film was completed, the accident of Dylan on a motorcycle in 1966 delayed the editing process. After recovery, Dylan edited the film himself. ABC rejected the picture under the pretext that it was incomprehensible to a wide audience.
The film was never released on home video and was almost never released. Some concert material filmed for the film was used by Martin Scorsese for the documentary about Dylan “ There Is No Way Home ”.
Content
Background and Production
According to Howard Sweezy’s book, “Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan,” after a motorcycle accident in July 1966, Dylan reviewed some of the footage taken by Pennebaker and Bob Neuwirth and found it to be too similar to the one presented in the movie "Don't Look Back." Despite a lack of practice in filmmaking, Dylan decided to re-edit the film himself, with the help of longtime friend Howard Alk, and assistant editor Gordon Quinn, one of the founders of Kartemquin Films. Pennebaker said: “This is not something you can learn when parking cars in a garage. You must know some rules, but he did not know any. ” As a result, the version of Dylan and Alk was shown to ABC, which immediately rejected the picture under the pretext that it was incomprehensible to a wide audience.
Story
The film includes footage from the "famous" concert in the Free Trade Hall in Manchester , where during an electric set by Dylan with the group The Hawks (later to become The Band ), one of the spectators shouted: "Judah!" The film included songs like Tell Me, Momma , I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met) , Ballad of a Thin Man , and One Too Many Mornings . at different concerts of the tour. The film also included the scene of Dylan with Robbie Robertson , writing and working on new songs, many of which are still unreleased and unpublished, and the scene where Dylan, in duet with Johnny Cash , sings the piano song of Cache “ I Still Miss Someone ” .
Scene with John Lennon
Some bootleg versions of the film include a long scene with Dylan and John Lennon , possibly intoxicated, while traveling in a limousine on May 27, 1966. Since Dylan showed signs of fatigue, Lennon encouraged him to pull himself together: “Do you suffer from pain in the eyes, forehead in wrinkles, or curly hair? Take Zimdawn ! ... Come on man, this is just a movie. Get ready! ” [1] .
Later, during an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Lennon recalled that he and Dylan were “both high and all these freaks were running around us ... I was nervous to shit, because I was in his territory” [2] [3] .
Bootleg Edition
The film was never released in movie theaters or on VHS and DVD , but received unauthorized bootleg copies among collectors of Dylan's work.
Additional Facts
Some of the concert material filmed for the film (including the scene with a cry of “Judah” at a concert in Manchester) was used by Martin Scorsese for the documentary about Dylan “ There Is No Way Home ”.
In 2008, Todd Haines ’s film , “ I Am Not Here, ” features a hint of a limo ride with Lennon, where Cate Blanchett plays the role of Bob Dylan.
Notes
- ↑ Mojo Launch Issue, October 1993, p. 60
- ↑ 'Rolling Stone Interview: John Lennon, Part II
- ↑ Peter Doggett. There's a Riot Going On , p. 537
Links
- Eat a Document on the Internet Movie Database