The very first images of Rolling Thunder Revue are not of Dylan, but of a magic trick from an old Georges Méliès silent film of a magician making a woman disappear.
The only thing that is undisputedly real in Rolling Thunder Revue are the musical performances, which are among the best of Dylan’s career.
Martin Scorsese and Netflix haven’t gone quite so far with Rolling Thunder Revue, but I couldn’t help but think of The Buried Secret while watching it.
There is a lot in Rolling Thunder Revue that is created, and not in the editing room by the careful compilation of old documentary scenes.