''The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival'' is a

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documentary film about Bob Dylan's appearances at the Newport Folk Festival in three successive years: 1963, 1964, and 1965, directed by Murray Lerner. The film adds to the footage previously seen in Lerner's ''

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'' (1967), with full-length song performances. It includes Dylan's controversial electric set from 1965. This film features previously unseen footage, chronicling the changes in Dylan's style when he appeared at Newport in three successive years. This film was broadcast by

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on October 14, 2007. Director Murray Lerner commented: "Over the course of three Newport gigs, Dylan becomes more conscious of his power. His charisma is startling. With electricity and radio, he did what Yeats, Lorca,

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never achieved. He reached a mass audience with poetry."

Critical reception

The documentary garnered positive reviews from critics. In his review for '' The New York Times'', A.O. Scott picked out Like A Rolling Stone and It's All Over Now, Baby Blue as being "great" versions that "provide a thrilling climax to the film without quite overshadowing the others."

Chapter List of DVD

1963

North Country Blues "North Country Blues" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his third studio album '' The Times They Are a-Changin in 1964. He also performed it at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival. Its apparently simple format (ten verses of ABCB rhyme scheme), a ...

" (7/26 afternoon workshop) *" With God On Our Side" (with Joan Baez—7/26 afternoon workshop spliced with 7/28 night performance) *"

Talkin' World War III Blues "Talkin' World War III Blues" is a song written and performed by the American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan that was first released as the tenth track (or the fourth song on Side 2 of the vinyl) of his 1963 album ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan''. Like ...

" (7/26 night performance) *" Who Killed Davey Moore?" (7/27 afternoon workshop) *" Only a Pawn in Their Game" (7/26 night performance) *" Blowin' in the Wind" (with The Freedom Singers, Joan Baez, and Peter, Paul and Mary—7/26 night performance)

1964

Mister Tambourine Man "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album '' Bringing It All Back Home''. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and it has been includ ...

" (7/24 afternoon workshop) *

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sings "

Don't Think Twice, It's All Right "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962, recorded on November 14 that year, and released on the 1963 album ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' and as the b-side of the ''Blowin' in the Wind'' single. The song was cov ...

" (night performance) * Joan Baez sings "

Mary Hamilton "Mary Hamilton", or "The Fower Maries" ("The Four Marys"), is a common name for a well-known sixteenth-century ballad from Scotland based on an apparently fictional incident about a lady-in-waiting to a Queen of Scotland. It is Child Ballad 1 ...

" as Bob Dylan (7/24 night performance) *"

It Ain't Me Babe "It Ain't Me Babe" is a song by Bob Dylan that originally appeared on his fourth album ''Another Side of Bob Dylan'', which was released in 1964 by Columbia Records. According to music critic Oliver Trager, this song, along with others on the albu ...

" (with Joan Baez—7/24 night performance) *Joan Baez interview *" With God On Our Side" (with Joan Baez—7/26 night performance) *" Chimes of Freedom" (7/26 night performance)

1965

*" If You Gotta Go, Go Now" (7/24 afternoon workshop) *" Love Minus Zero/No Limit" (7/24 afternoon workshop) *Daytime rehearsal with electric band *" Maggie's Farm" (7/25 night performance) *" Like a Rolling Stone" (7/25 night performance) *"

Mr Tambourine Man "Mr. Tambourine Man" is a song written by Bob Dylan, released as the first track of the acoustic side of his March 1965 album ''Bringing It All Back Home''. The song's popularity led to Dylan recording it live many times, and it has been include ...

" (7/25 night performance) *" It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" (7/25 night performance)

Certifications

Notes

External links

''The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival'' on the IMDB
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