I'm Not There

I'm Not There
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Todd Haynes
Screenplay by	Todd Haynes Oren Moverman
Story by	Todd Haynes
Produced by	Christine Vachon James D. Stern John Sloss John Goldwyn
Starring	Christian Bale Cate Blanchett Marcus Carl Franklin Richard Gere Heath Ledger Ben Whishaw Charlotte Gainsbourg David Cross Bruce Greenwood Julianne Moore Michelle Williams
Cinematography	Edward Lachman
Edited by	Jay Rabinowitz
Production companies	Endgame Entertainment Killer Films John Wells Productions John Goldwyn Productions VIP Medienfonds 4 Rising Star Grey Water Park Productions
Distributed by	The Weinstein Company (United States) Tobis Film (Germany)
Release dates	September 3, 2007 (2007-09-03) (Venice Film Festival) November 21, 2007 (2007-11-21) (United States) February 28, 2008 (2008-02-28) (Germany)
Running time	135 minutes[1]
Countries	United States Germany
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$11.7 million[2]

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 (his final film to be released during his lifetime), 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.

I'm Not There tells its story using non-traditional narrative techniques, intercutting the storylines of six different Dylan-inspired characters. The title of the film is taken from the 1967 Dylan Basement Tape recording of "I'm Not There", a song that had not been officially released until it appeared on the film's soundtrack album. The film received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for its acting (particularly Blanchett's), directing, and musical score. It appeared on multiple publications' top ten films lists for 2007. Blanchett won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress, and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.