W ho is Bob Dylan? The living legacy of the folk musician seems to evoke questions upon questions. As someone who grew up during a time when every move Britney Spears made seemed

Dylan, a Nobel Prize winning poet, songwriter and performer, also ranks among the most enigmatic. Mangold chronicles Dylan’s Greenwich Village roots, performing in basement coffee houses, recording, forming a romantic and professional partnership with folk singer activist Joan Baez.

To become Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown,” Timothée Chalamet spent years practicing guitar and was even outfitted with cheek plumpers and nostril expanders.

The new biopic stars Timothée Chalamet as the musical genius, but it’s less about him than about his effect on others.