Timothée Chalamet has already shown a knack for channeling the timeless cool appeal of 1960s Bob Dylan, but on Wednesday he and his costar Elle Fanning sought to reveal the music icon’s rarely seen tender side.
The 28-year-old Dune star and the 26-year-old Neon Demon actress – who plays Dylan’s early ’60s girlfriend Suze Rotolo – were spotted in Hoboken, New Jersey, filming a scene in which they have an intimate conversation while talking about the strolling along the sidewalk and holding hands.
The scene took place on deck just a day after Timothée and Elle filmed one on the stairs leading to a brownstone while wearing winter coats, which somewhat resembled the cover photo of his iconic 1963 second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan .
For Wednesday’s shoot, Timothée – who shot several scenes on a motorcycle last week – was dressed in a brown striped button-up shirt with rolled-up sleeves.
He tucked him into relaxed jeans with a narrow brown leather belt and added a cool pair of dark brown cowboy boots that were worn at the toes.
Timothée Chalamet, 28, and his costar Elle Fanning, 26, were dressed as a young Bob Dylan and his girlfriend Suze Rotolo as they filmed a scene Wednesday in Hoboken, New Jersey, for the biopic A Complete Unknown
Timothée wore her dark hair in a frizzy curled style that resembled Dylan’s voluminous hair from the ’60s, although it was closer to the more reserved hairstyles of 1962 or ’63 than the voluminous hair Dylan wore in ’65 and ’66 when he went electric; Dylan pictured in London in 1965
Timothée wore her dark hair in a frizzy curled style that resembled Dylan’s voluminous hair from the ’60s, although it was closer to the more reserved hairstyles of 1962 or ’63 than the voluminous hair Dylan wore in ’65 and ’66 when he went electric.
Elle was dressed casually in a black tank top-style sweater, which showed off her beautiful arms.
She wore high-waisted dark blue jeans and tight black loafers, while carrying a large brown handbag made of heavily scuffed leather.
Her normally blonde hair was dyed golden brown and she wore it with a side parting and slightly wavy locks that fell over her shoulders.
She held Timothée’s hand and appeared to have a conversation with him on camera as he held a modest coffee cup in his free hand.
The two seemed to be having a good time, and Elle grimaced when Timothée said something funny to the camera.
Directed and co-written by Logan and Ford V. Ferrari filmmaker James Mangold, A Complete Unknown follows Dylan’s move to New York City in 1961 to establish himself as a folk singer.
The film follows his astonishing artistic development in the first half of the decade, as he moved from protest songs and folk standards to forming a band and ‘going electric’.
The move was controversial at the time, and Dylan angered many fans of his more introspective folk music with the turn to rock, although he would go on to record some of the best albums of the decade in quick succession after the transition.
Elle was also seen on her own in another scene on Wednesday where she wore a new costume.
She wore a muted gray, black and brown striped button-down blouse, tucked into a black midi skirt, and she paired it with black stockings and modest black heels.
She covered herself in a brown and beige tweed jacket with a floral print, and she carried a green coat on her arm as she held gray and green suitcases.
Timothée was dressed in a brown striped button-down shirt with rolled-up sleeves. He tucked him into relaxed-fit jeans with a narrow brown belt and added a cool pair of dark brown worn cowboy boots.
Elle was dressed casually in a sleeveless black sweater. She wore high-waisted dark blue jeans and black loafers while carrying a heavily distressed brown handbag
In another scene, Elle wore a striped blouse and brown tweed jacket with flowers while carrying suitcases. It may be related to Rotolo’s six-month trip with her mother to Italy in 1962. Amid his loneliness at home, Dylan wrote some of his most enduring ballads.
The scene took place on deck just a day after Timothée and Elle filmed one on the stairs leading to a brownstone, wearing winter coats
Their costumes in that scene somewhat resembled the cover photo of Dylan’s iconic 1963 second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan. The cover showed Rotolo hugging his arm and leaning against him as they trudged down a snow-covered street in New York City
The scene may have been related to Suze Rotolo’s 1962 trip to Italy with her mother, which she later told Dylan had been extended to what would ultimately be six months away from home.
During their absence, the musician wrote some of his greatest early love songs, most of which will appear here and there on his setlists for decades to come, including Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright; One too many mornings; Tomorrow is a long time and boots made of Spanish leather.
Rotolo’s left-wing upbringing is also said to have influenced Dylan’s political awakening in the early 1960s, and he has credited her with sparking his interest in the French poet Arthur Rimbaud and the playwright Bertolt Brecht, both of whom he credits influenced his songwriting.
A Complete Unknown, co-written by Jay Cocks, does not yet have a release date.