‘A Complete Unknown’ Asks the Question: Why Do We Keep Returning to Greenwich Village?

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• Director James Mangold casts rising star Timothée Chalamet as the 1961 version of the legendary singer-songwriter in this period piece.
• While the film was shot in New Jersey, it captures the gritty, maze-like atmosphere of the Village that famously inspired countless artists and musicians in the '60s.