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In the midst of the folk music renaissance of 1960\u2019s America, a mysterious young drifter arrives in town. With a guitar on his back he would electrify the entire music industry, for better or for worse.<\/p>\n

Writer-director James Mangold (Walk the Line) turns the spotlight on Bob Dylan\u2019s early years on the path to stardom as a setting for his portrayal of the musical legend. At the core of the story, amid side plots about musical mentors, fallings-in-love, and global political crises, lies Dylan\u2019s desire to push his creative boundaries. But when Dylan commences his flirtation with rock music, his folk music audience thinks Icarus is flying too close to the sun.<\/p>\n

The film\u2019s successful execution rests primarily on the shoulders of Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet\u2019s phenomenal performance as a young Dylan, as he skilfully channels Dylan\u2019s vocals and style of playing without resorting to parody. Monica Barbaro\u2019s Joan Baez alongside Chalamet\u2019s Dylan makes for a softly captivating duo.<\/p>\n

Dylan\u2019s discography is an inexhaustible horn of plenty with hits and hidden gems enough for a multitude of films. Mangold\u2019s unhurried direction gives these songs and performances the breathing room they deserve, to a degree unusual even for a musical film \u2013 allowing Dylan\u2019s genius as a songwriter to shine and the viewer to enwrap themselves in the velvety embrace of the music.<\/p>\n

Otto Kylm\u00e4l\u00e4<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the midst of the folk music renaissance of 1960\u2019s America, a mysterious young drifter arrives in town.","protected":false},"featured_media":28557,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-28561","movies","type-movies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","filters-english-dialogue","filters-karaoke-screening","filters-karaokenaytokset-en","filters-music-films","filters-puhuttu-tai-tekstitetty-suomeksi-en","filters-special-screenings","filters-subtitles-in-english-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Complete Unknown — Midnight Sun Film Festival<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Complete Unknown — Midnight Sun Film Festival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the midst of the folk music renaissance of 1960\u2019s America, a mysterious young drifter arrives in town.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Midnight Sun Film Festival\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MidnightSunFilmFestival\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-3.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1125\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@msfilmfest\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/\",\"name\":\"A Complete Unknown — Midnight Sun Film Festival\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-3.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-23T09:43:47+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-3.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/images-3.webp\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1125},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/a-complete-unknown\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Etusivu\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Movies\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/elokuvat\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Movie Categories\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/filters\/movie-categories\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Special Screenings\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/filters\/special-screenings\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":5,\"name\":\"A Complete Unknown\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/\",\"name\":\"Midnight Sun Film Festival\",\"description\":\"Midnight Sun Film Festival - 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