With Bob Dylan praising the abilities of portrayer Timothée Chalamet again in December 2024, Joan Baez has now supplied her ideas on James Mangold’s Oscar-nominated Bob Dylan biopic “A Full Unknown,” in addition to Monica Barbaro‘s depiction of her within the movie.
“I cherished what she did within the movie,” Baez stated in a latest interview along with her hometown paper, the Marin Impartial Journal. “If I didn’t assume she was good at it, I most likely wouldn’t have loved it normally. However she seemed sufficient like me and he or she had my gestures down. You could possibly inform who it was. She labored so arduous. Kudos to her for taking the position on.”
Forward of being nominated for Finest Supporting Actress on the upcoming 97th Academy Awards, Barbaro spoke to IndieWire’s Ryan Lattanzio about chatting with Baez forward of manufacturing and the discharge that got here with realizing the enduring singer-songwriter was unfazed by a film being made about such a pivotal second in her life.
“I wasn’t positive if I ought to attain out personally,” stated Barbaro. “I kind of went behind [the production’s] again and requested my brokers … she agreed to it, we picked a time. It was professionally performed simply kind of sneakily so. … Once we spoke on the cellphone, I used to be saying one thing to the impact of deferring to her on one thing. She was like, ‘I’m simply within the yard, sitting exterior, watching the birds.’ I used to be like, yeah, you’re not wrapped up in what we are saying about you. This doesn’t outline you in any method.”
Discussing the dialog with the Marin Impartial Journal, Barbaro added, “She’s lived her life. And I can’t think about how surreal it could be to know that somebody is kind of dressing up and enjoying you in a film. However she actually took it in stride. She wasn’t making an attempt to dictate in any method my response to her. She was like, ‘I’m right here, I’m open and obtainable for any query you could have.’ I used to be actually appreciative that she was so beneficiant with me.”
In flip, Baez was appreciative that “A Full Unknown” was capable of nail one of many key components that made the Sixties so distinctive and particular.
“I believed the music was incredible,” she stated. “I could also be blocking my emotions, however it’s an amusing film. It was enjoyable.”
One aspect that was troublesome to deal with for Baez was being reminded how Dylan, her former collaborator and lover, minimized her by being each an enigmatic determine and such an outsized persona.
“I’ve to come back again to that’s the way it was,” stated Baez. “When he walked into the room, he took up all of the oxygen. And so my half was at all times diminished in his presence. And in that sense the movie is correct.”
Although Barbaro does solely have a short half to play in “A Full Unknown,” her efficiency stays a standout and one that may simply earn her Oscar gold.
“A Full Unknown” is presently in theaters from Searchlight Footage.