This is Fresh Air. I'm David B. and Cooley. A complete unknown, the new film about Bob Dylan's early

career, starring Timothy Salome, is out in theaters. Today, we hear from three of the people who were

depicted in the film. First, Sue's Rodello, who was Dylan's girlfriend and his muse. She met him

when she was 17 and he was 20, and they soon moved in

together in Greenwich Village. They shared a love of poetry and an abundant curiosity. At the time,

the village was the center of the urban folk scene. Rodelow was the young woman arm in arm with

Dylan in the now famous cover photo from his album, The Freewheel and Bob Dylan.

Here's a scene from the film.

The girlfriend, named Sylvie, based partly on Rodolo,

is played by Elle Fanning.

Think about how much I'm going to miss you.

And I realize...

I don't know you.

There's a face on your driver's license.

He's different. It has a different name.

When I get back, I'd like to get to know that guy.

Don't do this.

You wrote a five-minute song about this girl in Minneapolis.

Who was that? What happened? You tell me you dropped out of college. I didn't drop out of college.

You came here with nothing but a guitar. You never talk about your family, your past, besides the carnivals.

People make up their past, Sylvie. They remember what they want. They forget the rest. I tell you everything. My folks, my sister, the street I grew up on.

Yeah, I never asked you about any of it. Well, you think that stuff defines you? What I come from? What I want and what I don't want? What I reject? Yes.

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