Renaldo and Clara

Renaldo and Clara is a surrealist movie, directed by and starring Bob Dylan. Filmed in 1975, during Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue tour, it was released in 1978. In its original form, it is nearly four hours long. The movie was written by Dylan and stars him as Renaldo; his then-wife Sara Dylan appears as Clara, his ex-lover Joan Baez plays "The Woman in White", and Ronnie Hawkins plays 'Bob Dylan'. Dylan hired Allen Ginsberg and Sam Shepard to create scenes for the film; how many of their contributions survive can only be guessed, but the writing credit in any event belongs to Dylan. The famous French film Les Enfants du Paradis had a heavy influence on the style, structure and thematic elements of Renaldo and Clara. There are many similarities between these two films. They include Dylan in whiteface, the recurring flower, "The Woman in White", the on-stage and backstage scenes, and the dialogue of the both films' climactic scenes. Also evident is the Cubist approach of the two... full article at wikipedia