I'm Not There is a 2007 musical drama film directed by Todd Haynes, and co-written by Haynes and Oren Moverman. An experimental biographical film, it is inspired by the life and music of American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, with six actors depicting different facets of Dylan's public personas: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger, and Ben Whishaw. A caption at the start of the film declares it to be "inspired by the music and the many lives of Bob Dylan"; this is the only mention of Dylan in the film apart from song credits, and his only appearance in it is concert footage from 1966 shown during the film's final moments.
Theatrical release poster
Richard Gere, Todd Haynes, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Heath Ledger at the 64th Venice International Film Festival, September 2007.
Todd Haynes is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films span four decades with themes examining the personalities of well-known musicians, dysfunctional and dystopian societies, and blurred gender roles.
Haynes in 2023
Haynes directed his first short on based on Karen Carpenter called Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
Haynes and Julianne Moore first collaborated together with Safe. She would go on to act in his films Far from Heaven (2002) and May December (2023)
Haynes at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009