Dylan’s iconic album to be turned into film

A Brazilian-based movie company has acquired the rights to make a film adaptation of Bob Dylan’s iconic album Blood on the Tracks, an executive said.

Our goal is to work with a film-maker who can create a classic drama...

RT Features is seeking a director for an English-language movie based on the 1975 record, which includes Dylan classics like Shelter from the Storm, Tangled up in Blue and Simple Twist of Fate.

The Brazilian firm’s senior vice-president Fernando Loureiro confirmed to details reported by industry daily Variety, which said RT Features had sought rights from US firm Grey Water Park Productions. “As long-time admirers of one of the greatest albums in the history of music, we feel privileged to be making this film,” he confirmed chief executive Rodrigo Teixeira as saying. “Our goal is to work with a film-maker who can create a classic drama with characters and an environment that capture the feelings that the album inspires in all fans.”

Blood on the Tracks was Mr Dylan’s 15th studio album. The singer-songwriter denied that its bleak themes were autobiographical but critics have seen it as reflecting the collapse of his marriage. Mr Dylan said the album was inspired by Russian writer Anton Chekhov’s stories.