Its interesting to see how much Dylan altered his own public persona from the earliest interviews we have seen in 1963 to the somewhat shark-like presence appearing in this movie on the 1965 tour. It didn’t take long for him to develop that thick skin and claws that lets him tear at that weak little BBC acolyte who stumbles into his hotel room.

I like Joan Baez in general, but some of the parts she appears in this movie are particularly grating. I have a feeling Pennebaker, at the time, had set his mind on her (as a hanger-on?) which is why he may have included scenes like: “Here comes the Nighhhhhhhhhhhht!” – Ugh, painful.