To the editor:
David Noel Edwards’ enthusiastic review of “A Complete Unknown” is greatly diminished by his failure to recognize Elle Fanning’s performance and pivotal role as Sylvia Russo (Suze Rotolo), the young woman who introduced an unknown Robert Zimmerman from Duluth, Minn., to the progressive New York underground music scene and provided the launch pad for someone who became Bob Dylan. Edward’s focus on the musicality is understandable and, granted, fundamental to a Dylan story, but his critique (if I understand the title of the article) is a “Film Review” not a “Musical Film Review.” The fact that she was not a musician shouldn’t have left her out of the ensemble review.
Richard S. Koplin, M.D.
Stockbridge
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