In a climactic scene in A Complete Unknown, Sylvie Russo cries while watching the duo perform, highlighting an important theme of the movie.

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In the new film "A Complete Unknown," Elle Fanning portrays Sylvie Russo, a renamed version of Suze Rotolo, Bob Dylan's girlfriend at the time.

Timothée Chalamet sings, plays guitar and performs with a harmonica in an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at his Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown,' in theaters Dec. 25.

The mom and sister of Suze Rotolo — known as Sylvie Russo in “A Complete Unknown” — hated her boyfriend Bob Dylan, and he got revenge on one of them in song lyrics.

Elle Fanning’s Sylvie Russo isn’t exactly Suze Rotolo, but not different enough to change history. Meaning, not everything in A Complete Unknown is 100 percent accurate.

So, who is Sylvie Russo based on in A Complete Unknown? Here’s everything to know about Bob Dylan’s real-life ex-girlfriend, Suze Rotolo, and her relationship with the singer.

Elle Fanning plays Sylvie Russo, aka Suze Rotolo, Dylan's girlfriend at the time. Fanning, left, in "A Complete Unknown" and Rotolo with Dylan in 1961.

The film co-stars Elle Fanning as Dylan’s then-girlfriend Sylvie Russo, Edward Norton as Pete Seeger and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash.

There, Dylan forms a connection with Sylvie Russo (Elle Fanning), impresses record producers, charms hundreds with his music, and incites a love triangle as he cozies up to fellow folk singer Joan ...

In the new film "A Complete Unknown," Elle Fanning portrays Sylvie Russo, a renamed version of Suze Rotolo, Bob Dylan's girlfriend at the time.