Susan Elizabeth Rotolo, known as Suze Rotolo, was an American artist, widely seen as BobDylan's girlfriend from 1961 to 1964. Dylan later acknowledged her strong influence on his music and art during that period. BobDylanandSylvie story, BobDylanSylvie relationship, BobDylan Suze Rotolo history, BobDylan love life, BobDylan biopic release Last updated . Real story of ‘twerp’ BobDylan’s romance with ‘Sylvie’ — what you don’t see in ‘A Complete Unknown’. In fact, Sylvie Russo is, for all intents and purposes, Dylan’s real-life muse and lover Suze Rotolo. According to Mangold, interviewed in Rolling Stone, it was Dylan who wished that the character’s name be changed for the movie. “It was a character who I felt—and I think Bob very much... BobDylan's famous New York love interest Sylvie Russo, based on the real-life artist Suze Rotolo, separated from BobDylan following the events of A Complete Unknown. . In the new BobDylan biopic "A Complete Unknown," Elle Fanning plays Sylvie Russo.The character is a renamed version of Dylan's former girlfriend Suze Rotolo.They dated in the early '60s, and Rotolo appeared on the cover of "The Freewheelin' BobDylan." The Real ‘Sylvie’ Was Featured on a Legendary BobDylan Album Cover. Getty. BobDylan holding his acoustic guitar and his girlfriend Suze Rotolo. One of Dylan’s most iconic album covers was for “Freewheelin’... Dylan asked to change Rotolo’s name for A Complete Unknown. Timothee Chalamet as BobDylanand Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo in 'A Complete Unknown' (2024). The site owner hides the web page description. BobDylan: Fact, Fiction, Fabrication and Fabulism. In the BobDylan biopic "A Complete Unknown," Director/Co-Writer James Mangold ignores many of the conventions associated with this genre, tropes he treated more respectfully in "Walk the Line" and "Ford v. Ferrari."