TO borrow the title of a Bob Dylan song, it was a case of “one more cup of coffee” for the film director. (Or perhaps not, as you’ll see.) When James Mangold got stuck into making his biopic A

A Complete Unknown features a fictional character that was heavily inspired by Bob Dylan's actual muse, Suze Rotolo.

Bob Dylan arrived in New York City at 19 in 1961. In A Complete Unknown, Timothée Chalamet plays Dylan during his emergence from obscurity.

Oscar-nominated director James Mangold directs Timothée Chalamet as the Nobel-Prize winning Musician Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown'. Starring Chalamet with Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo,

In Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, James Mangold uses Dylan's mentors Pete Seeger, Joan Baez and Johnny Cash to signpost his musical evolution.

In James Mangold's film A Complete Unknown, we get a cautious and reverent story of a musician who has always sought to transcend the limits imposed upon him.

James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown follows the formative years of Bob Dylan from teen folk artist to rock star. The writer/director tells Screen about the film’s own five-year journey. James Mangold recalls being “instantly and insatiably hooked by the possibilities” when he found the project that would eventually become A Complete Unknown.

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A Complete Unknown sees Chalamet portray legendary musician Bob Dylan. The film, set in 1961, follows the 19-year-old then-unknown musician as he arrives in New York City with his guitar and forges relationships with music icons on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking performance that reverberates worldwide.

James Mangold and Timothée Chalamet on the set of ‘A Complete ... “There’s all the stardom and the mystique around Bob Dylan,” says Mangold. “But I don’t actually view him as so enigmatic. People want to know, ‘Why are you like that?’

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with actor Timothee Chalamet and director James Mangold about their new movie A Complete Unknown.

Actor Timothée Chalamet and director James Mangold share their love of Bob Dylan.