Renaldo and Clara (1978)
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40% of critics liked it
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57% of users liked it
(76 ratings)
Bob Dylan made this concert film that chronicles a 1975/1976 performance of his Rolling Thunder Revue. In between songs he, his wife Sara Dylan, along with Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and other counterculture figures perform philosophically based improvisational pieces. During the skits, Dylan plays… More Bob Dylan made this concert film that chronicles a 1975/1976 performance of his Rolling Thunder Revue. In between songs he, his wife Sara Dylan, along with Joan Baez, Allen Ginsberg, and other counterculture figures perform philosophically based improvisational pieces. During the skits, Dylan plays the ambiguous Renaldo, while Ronnie Hawkins and Ronee Blakely play Dylan and his wife. Songs include "Isis, I Want You," "It Ain't Me Babe," "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," "Hurricane," "Romance in Durango," "One Too Many Mornings," "One More Cup of Coffee," "Sara," "Patty's Gone to Laredo," "Just Like a Woman," "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall," "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowland," "When I Paint My Masterpiece," (Bob Dylan), "Chestnut Mare" (Roger McGuinn), "Diamonds and Rust" (Joan Baez), "Suzanne" (Leonard Cohen), "Need a New Sun Rising" (Ronee Blakely), "Salt Pork West Virginia" (Jack Elliott), "Kaddish" (Allen Ginsberg), "Cucurrucucu Paloma" (Tomas Mendez), and "Time of the Preacher" (Willie Nelson). ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bob Dylan
- Written By
- Bob Dylan, Sam Shepard
- Genres
- Drama, Musical & Performing Arts, Special Interest
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 25, 1978 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
The film contains more than its share of dead weight, but it is seldom genuinely dull.
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David Sterritt, Senses of Cinema
A metonymic sprawl characterizes Renaldo & Clara.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
It all looks pretty silly. The concert footage is all right, but the in-between stuff just has to go.
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, Film4
The film can be recommended only for die-hard Dylan fans with a lot of spare time on their hands.
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Phil Hall, Film Threat
The very, very, very worst thing ever made.
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Cast
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Bob Dylan
as Renaldo
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Sara Dylan
as Clara
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Joan Baez
as Woman in White
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Ronnie Hawkins
as Bob Dylan
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Ronee Blakely
as Mrs. Dylan
- Jack Elliott
- Harry Dean Stanton
- Bob Neuwirth
- Allen Ginsberg
- David Blue
- Roger McGuinn
- Sam Shepard
- Arlo Guthrie
- Roberta Flack
- Helena Kallianiotes
- Joni Mitchell
