Today we saw Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere. Over the years, I was so involved in my
enthusiasm for Bob Dylan, Donovan, The Byrds, Simon and Garfunkel, and similar
artists that I only developed a cursory interest in Bruce Springsteen. I am familiar with his major hits but cannot identify
his deep tracks.
I will compare it to recent Bob Dylan film A Complete
Unknown. Both films only cover a short
part of the artist’s respective career.
The Dylan movie covers 1961-65, while the Springsteen film covers only 1981-82. The latter emphasizes how Springsteen came to
conceive and record the album Nebraska, while the former covers Dylan’s time in
NYC and his transition from folk to rock music.
Deliver Me from Nowhere features flashbacks to Bruce’s
growing up in Freehold, NJ. It would
have been interesting to see accounts of Dylan’s growing up in Hibbing, MN.,
but the writers chose to exclude that.
Both films were partially fictionalized. For example, Faye Springsteen’s girlfriend in the movie did not exist. Likewise, Sylvie Russo was a fake name for the real Suze Rotolo.
Inaccuracies in A Complete Unknown
Inaccuracies in Springsteen:Deliver Me from Nowhere
Movie Review from the New York Times
I recommend seeing it, especially since there are so few movies out today suited for older adults.
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