A Complete Unknown
Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for A Complete Unknown!
After its exclusive theatrical run,A Complete Unknownreleased digitallyon February 25.
While it wouldnt have won, the film deserved the nomination just as much as Conclave and The Brutalist.
I think the movie got overlooked because its not as noticeably flashy.
Despite eight nominations,A Complete Unknowndidn’t take away any of the 2025 Oscars.
Timothee Chalamet had a background in singing and five years to prepare.
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Unlike Chalamet, Barbaro only had nine months to achieve this seemingly impossible feat.
This isnt meant to downplay his achievements but to bring attention to her hard work.
Ultimately, this is part of what makesA Complete Unknownspecial.
These other characters are just as well-developed and important to the story as Bob Dylan himself.
Although many parts of their story are fake, the letters arent one of them.
This makes the letters possibly the most authentic part ofA Complete Unknown.
At first glance, the movie doesnt look like it includes any visual effects.
However, James Mangold revealed exactly where the VFX came into play.
A Complete Unknownincludes multiple concert scenes, and most of the audience members in those sequences didnt actually exist.
He explained thatonly the first seven rows of people were present during filming.
The VFX team superimposed the rest after the fact because managing thousands of extras at once was infeasible.
She became known for performing without shoes throughout the 60s and 70s.
Monica Barbaro replicated this detail, even though viewers cant see her feet in most of the scenes.
James Mangold said that he only scripted Joan starting to play Blowin in the Wind and him saying no.
The rest all came from the brilliant minds of the actors in the scene.
The director decided to write the parable into the script forA Complete Unknown.
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