Midway through the new Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, Dylan has an angry confrontation with his girlfriend, Sylvia Russo, about why he never makes any reference to his past. “People make up their past, Sylvie!” he roars. “They remember what they want. They forget the rest.”

The heartthrob-turned-bona fide-movie star gives an Oscar-worthy performance in the hotly anticipated musical biopic.