"I'm Not There" at the Venice Film Fest: Video Interview With Todd Haynes and Heath Ledger

An astonishing number of days have passed since we last posted anything about Todd Haynes' Bob Dylan-inspired film I'm Not There, but fear not, today we came across this video about the movie. I'm Not There was awarded the Special Jury Prize (alongside La Graine et le Mulet, a French film by Abdellatif Kechiche) at this year's Venice Film Festival earlier this month, and this report, which features interviews with director Haynes and one of the film's six Dylans (Heath Ledger), provides welcome insight into Haynes' vision. Check it out, then enjoy a tour through our past coverage of the film including our I'm Not There photo gallery, on-set report, and sneak-peak preview of the film.

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Song Stories

“Smells Like Teen Spirit”

Nirvana | 1991

"Smells Like Teen Spirit," named after a brand of deodorant marketed to girls, was Kurt Cobain's attempt to "write the ultimate pop song," he said, using the soft-loud dynamic of his favorite band, the Pixies. Cobain "had that dichotomy of punk rage and alienation," the song’s producer, Butch Vig, told Rolling Stone, "but also this vulnerable pop sensibility. In 'Teen Spirit,' a lot of that vulnerability is in the tone of his voice." Sadly, by the time of Nirvana's last U.S. tour, in late '93, Cobain was tortured by the obligation to play "Teen Spirit" every night. "There are many other songs that I have written that are as good, if not better," he claimed.

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