Joan Baez documentary: A spellbinding study of a revolutionary talent

A movie opens Friday about a groundbreaking singer-songwriter who’s become a legend as the voice of her times, who has captivated audiences with the honesty of her voice and mesmerizing stage presence.If you were expecting Taylor Swift, think again: For those who came of age amid the ructions and revolutionary zeal of the 1960s, that generational avatar can only be Joan Baez.

In fact, it’s altogether apt that “I Am a Noise” is opening the same day as Swift’s concert film. Baez offers viewers the opportunity to consider the long lineage of girls with guitars who overcame all manner of obstacles — including a chronically sexist music industry — to make their marks.

And, because fan service must be respected even when it comes to Baez, she goes into disarming detail about her love affair with young “Bobby” Dylan, who would callously cast her aside during that fateful tour in England. Of the later heartbreak, Baez is resigned. “I was totally demoralized. It was horrible,” she says, bringing a mug to her lips and waving at the camera. “Hi, Bob!”

Clearly, she has moved on: Baez’s painting of Dylan hangs over the piano where she practices with a vocal coach before going on the road; even though “I Am a Noise” chronicles Baez’s years marching with the likes of Martin Luther King Jr. and antiwar protesters, she’s philosophical about her missteps, from a misguided stint with quaaludes to an even more misguided stint trying to hang with young pop stars on the Amnesty International tour .

Throughout “I Am a Noise,” Baez is a funny, frank, silkily charismatic narrator of her own life, even when it comes to the crippling anxiety attacks she suffered since her teenage years. The directors handle those mental health struggles with impressive sensitivity and finesse, subtly dropping clues to a big reveal yet to come. Ninety minutes in, Baez recalls confronting that mystery when she turned 50, got therapy and began to grapple with childhood trauma.

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