Well, Bob Dylan ... when Dylan worked with co-writers. Among those collaborations, Jacques Levy holds a special place. It was Levy who co-wrote the bulk of Dylan’s 1976 album Desire.

“A Complete Unknown,” James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic (in theaters now), is many things: a star-making vehicle for Timothée Chalamet, a spin through a sliver of Mr. Dylan’s extended discography and, ...