Don't Look Back

As 23-year-old Bob Dylan mounted a tour of England in 1965, he granted director D.A. Pennebaker intimate access behind the scenes. The result: one of the best looks at the notoriously hard to pin down singer-songwriter whose work has echoed over generations since he burst onto the New York folk scene. The film chronicles Dylan's concert appearances, hotel room conversations, and downtime, pulling back the curtain on the folk messiah at the end of his relationship with Joan Baez and on the cusp of his creative shift toward rock music.

This screening of Pennebaker's classic verite doc follows the release of James Mangold's A Complete Unknown, a Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothee Chalamet that traces some of the earliest days of the artist's iconic career.

The Paducah Film Society is Maiden Alley Cinema's own monthly movie club, screening classic, cult, and foreign films in western Kentucky. PFS is supported by Maiden Alley Cinema, WKMS, and local donors. Promotional support comes from Minuteman Press in Paducah.