The Other Side of the Mirror - Bob Dylan Newport 1963-1965 poster & wallpaper
Get movie widget Recommend it Add to Favorites

Bob Dylan

This documentary unearths a treasure trove of material that filmmaker Murray Lerner captured of Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival over three turbulent years in the 1960s. While Lerner's original ...( read more  read more... )Newport documentary-the 1967 release "Festiva"l-surveyed several musicians and included only a fraction of the footage we have here, his new film "The Other Side of the Mirror" is generous with the number of performances and their duration, including many of Dylan's best known songs. In both formal nighttime concerts and informal daytime "workshops," we witness the fascinating transformations in Dylan's persona and style over three critical years, from fresh-faced folksinger to nascent rocker. Including that electric moment in 1965 when he fronted the Butterfield Blues Band with "Maggie's Farm," the film also features several powerful duets with Joan Baez as well as performances with Peter, Paul and Mary, Pete Seeger and others. Lerner imposes no voiceover on the film, letting the music speak for itself and juxtaposing footage of the audiences to mark the changing times.

Flixster Users

94% liked it

322 ratings

Unrated, 1 hr. 25 min.

Directed by: Murray Lerner

Release Date: December 31, 1963

Invite friends to see

DVD Release Date: October 30, 2007

Stats: 33 reviews

report incorrect info

Photos

None yet... Got one?

Your Rating


clear rating

Flixster Reviews (33)

  • binky013
    December 7, 2008
    binky013
    Folk music purists, I'm guessing, will still, today, echo the sentiments of those who at the time saw Bob Dylan's transition to "Electric Bob" as a kind of betrayal. Nowadays, that "controversy" seems so cold and distant. Dylan fans will definitely want to see this documentary ...( read more)of Dylan's move from acoustic to electric as the road he traveled to emerge, today, as one of the great folk rockers. Dylan evolved -- keeps evolving -- into one of the cross-generational greatest rock-and-rollers ever. It's also interesting to see him turn from a tentative, almost wooden performer, into the kind of magnetic stage persona he's become. He is, still, ever evolving. Hence his place in the elite sphere of singer-songwriters who've proven their timeless durability. It really is a small, select circle of stalwarts, standing strong and fluid in an industry where most performers come and go with the swift inevitability of a surely spinning wheel of fortune, a quickly revolving door with a bright reveal, a short space of air, and a sharper still disappearance.
  • CarterBryce
    December 4, 2009
    CarterBryce
    i wish he was my best friend lol

View All The Other Side of the Mirror - Bob Dylan Newport 1963-1965 Reviews

Critic Reviews

No recent reviews.

Comments

This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "The Other Side of the Mirror - Bob Dylan Newport 1963-1965" !

Post A Comment | View All Comments

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

All Rotten Tomatoes content is used under license from Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes, Certified Fresh, and the Tomatometer are the trademarks of Incfusion Corporation, d/b/a Rotten Tomatoes, a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment, Inc.

Cast

More Like This

This list looks lonely.
Add a suggestion!

Facts

No facts approved yet. Be the first

The Other Side of... : Watch Free on TV

The Other Side of the Mirror - Bob Dylan Newport 1963-1965 Trivia

Movie Quizzes

No quizzes for The Other Side of the Mirror - Bob Dylan Newport 1963-1965. Want to create one?

Video Clips

No video clips yet. Want to upload one?

Meet Other Fans

Add The Other Side of the Mirror - Bob Dylan Newport 1963-1965 to favorites

Recent News

No recent headlines. Got one?

Recent Lists

Make a List |

View All Lists

Most Popular Skin

No skins yet. Interested in creating one?