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Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, novelist, and painter. His work mostly explored religion, politics, isolation, sexuality, and personal relationships.[2] Cohen was inducted into both the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as well as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honor. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.

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Movies Starring Leonard Cohen (38)

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song (2022)

This feature-length documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, Hallelujah. ...

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Canadian Hits at the BBC (2021)

It's time to Canuck n' Roll as we celebrate Canada Day with a trip through the best of the BBC's music archives, exploring some of that great nation's finest music stars. ...

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Symphony Of The Invisible (2020)

"Symphony of the Invisible" is a reflection on creation and how through art, poetry and images you can break the limits that have been imposed on language and life itself. ...

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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)

A story of enduring love between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse, Marianne Ihlen. The film follows their relationship from their early days in Greece, a time of "free love" and open marriage, to how their love evolved when Leonard became a successful ...

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Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen (2018)

A star-studded musical celebration in tribute to Leonard Cohen—the Montreal-born writer, composer, performer and man of letters—that took place in November 2017 at the Bell Centre. ...

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Night Flight: Born Again (2016)

Documentary tribute to what VH1 called "the single greatest rock omnibus program ever aired" and Brooklyn Vegan named "the most consistently weird and awesome thing on cable television in the '80s." This 'Best Of' episode features some of the most memorab ...

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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man, From Montreal to the World (2016)

A rare collection of National Film Board of Canada movies focusing on poet, singer and songwriter Leonard Cohen, presented by Jane McGarrigle, one of the most emblematic figures of Montreal's cultural scene and with on-screen comments from friends, family ...

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Al Purdy Was Here (2015)

The story of Canada's leading poet and the A-Frame cabin he built. Now Canada's leading musicians and artists come together to tell the tale of Al Purdy. ...

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Leonard Cohen - Live in Dublin (2014)

Leonard Cohen: -Live in Dublin is an extraordinary full-length concert recording and film. Lensed and recorded at Dublin's O2 Arena on September 12, 2013, Leonard Cohen - Live in Dublin documents a peak performance from the musician's monumental sold out 2 ...

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Leonard Cohen: After the Gold Rush (2012)

After the Goldrush focuses specifically on the period between 1978 and his dramatic live comeback in 2008. With a mixture of performance footage, rare and classic recordings, and exclusive interviews, together with contributions from some of his closet con ...

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Leonard Cohen's Lonesome Heroes (2010)

Although it can be difficult to detect the influences in the work of Leonard Cohen, he was informed by a far-reaching list of musicians, writers, poets and philosophies. In Leonard Cohen's Lonesome Heroes, the scope and detail of his artistic inspirations ...

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Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (2010)

Celebrated filmmaker Tony Palmer follows Leonard Cohen on his 1972 European tour. The film, after extensive re-editing from its initial version, opened in London in 1974. It was shown on German television, but it disappeared for decades and was considered ...

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Yesno (2010)

Based on a book of poetry by Dennis Lee, YESNO is a playful view of a planet on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Humphrey Bogart meets Werner Herzog in the heart of darkness. Leonard Cohen, Michael Ondaatje and Margaret Atwood voice Lee's poetry over floo ...

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Leonard Cohen: Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2009)

Forty summers ago on a windswept island just off England's southern coastline, a young Canadian folksinger-songwriter-poet-novelist named Leonard Cohen delivered the performance of a lifetime. ...

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Leonard Cohen: Live in London (2008)

1. Dance Me To The End Of Love 2. The Future 3. Ain't No Cure For Love 4. Bird On The Wire 5. Everybody Knows 6. In My Secret Life 7. Who By Fire 8. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye 9. Anthem 10. Tower Of Song 11. Suzanne 12. The Gypsy's Wife 13. Boogie S ...

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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)

Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive photos and exuberant praise and live perfomances from an eclectic mix of musicians, including: Jarvis Coc ...

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Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1978-2006 (2006)

Drawing on rare performance film, insightful interviews, recording footage and more, this documentary explores an incredibly prolific time period in folk icon Leonard Cohen's remarkable career. Already an influential and successful artist by 1978, the Rock ...

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Leonard Cohen: First We Take Austin (2006)

AUSTIN CITY LIMITS University of Texas Campus, 31st October 1988 First We Take Manhattan Tower Of Song Everybody Knows Ain't No Cure For Love The Partisan Joan Of Arc Jazz Police It It Be Your Will Take This Waltz Leonard Cohen Live Rock P Speci ...

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The Genius of Lenny Breau (1999)

This documentary explores and celebrates the all-too-short, heartbreaking but triumphant life and unworldly talent of Lenny Breau, considered by many to have been the greatest guitar player of all time. Long before the term "fusion" was coined, Lenny was m ...

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Beautiful Losers (1997)

Willy DeVille live in concert. ...

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Leonard Cohen: Spring 96 (1997)

The film shows the daily life of the poet and singer Leonard Cohen at the Mount Baldy Zen Center. It also shows him at a recording studio, and interviews him in his office in Los Angeles. ...

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Message to Love - The Isle of Wight Festival (1996)

In August 1970, 600,000 fans flocked to the Isle of Wight to witness the third and final festival to be held on the island. Besides the music, they also got a look at the greed, cynicism and corruption that would plague the music industry for years to come ...

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: A Way of Life (1994)

Narrated by Leonard Cohen, this two-part series explores ancient teachings on death and dying and boldly visualises the afterlife according to Tibetan philosophy. Tibetan Buddhists believe that after a person dies, they enter a state of "bardo" for 49 days ...

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation (1994)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead remains an essential teaching in the Buddhist cultures of the Himalayas. ...

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Songs from the Life of Leonard Cohen (1988)

Portrait of Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen, recorded in 1988. Featuring interviews, archive film and live performances from London, Paris, Athens and New York. ...

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Prince's Trust Rock Gala - Volume 3 (1988)

Recorded live Royal Albert Hall, London, 5th-6th June 1988. Mixed at Moutain Studios, Montreux, Swizerland. Comes in the "TDK Collection". Total playing time : 1h 19mn approx. ...

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Leonard Cohen: San Sebastián 1988 (1988)

The only complete Leonard Cohen concert broadcast on television. It was aired on May 20, 1988, on TVE. The musicians: Leonard Cohen, vocals, guitar, keyboard. John Bilezikjian, lute. Bob Furgo, keyboard and violin. Tom McMorran, keyboards. Steve Meador, dr ...

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I Am a Hotel (1985)

A short musical based on the imaginary events in the King Edward Hotel in Toronto, and the guests' (usually romantic) interactions with each other. ...

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The Song of Leonard Cohen (1980)

Harry Rasky, a noted Canadian filmmaker, produced, wrote and directed this fantastic documentary. Filmed in 1979 and 1980, it was first shown on CBC in 1980. It is a warm, affectionate, and revealing 90-minute tribute that focuses on the 1979 tour, the "Ne ...

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Leonard Cohen: Under Review: 1934-1977 (1977)

Delve into the career of poet, author, composer and musician Leonard Cohen, who has been called one of the premiere folk singers of the 1960s and '70s. This documentary relies on rare concert footage, archival photos and interviews with music critics to he ...

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Guitare au poing (1973)

In reaction against a closed and oppressive world, a Pop festival is organized where young people in the communion of music, claim their identity, armed with their only guitar, music and good humor. ...

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The Ernie Game (1968)

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their parents' home but still has not made an home of his own. Our protagonist's alienation is palpable; for him lif ...

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Palace of Pleasure (1967)

John Hofsess's The Palace of Pleasure emerged from the psychedelic haze of 1960s postmodern art. It was a blistering work that combined arresting abstract imagery with the wounded expressions of a young couple, edited into a collage of mass culture imagery ...

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Creative Person: Leonard Cohen (1967)

Canadian poet Leonard Cohen, who now resides on the island of Hydra in Greece, is shown in his native city of Montreal. The program explores Cohen's childhood and his subsequent development as one of Canada's leading new writers. The film takes viewers to ...

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Poen (1967)

This short film features 4 readings of a prose poem from Leonard Cohen's novel Beautiful Losers. Read by Cohen himself, the poem produces a distinct emotional effect every time it is read, following the poet's rendition and accompanying visuals. ...

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Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1966)

A 1964 documentary portrait of Cohen in his pre-musician days as a poet and stand-up comedian. ...

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Angel (1966)

In this short film, a young man, a girl and a dog attempt to fly with wings more symbolic than practical. ...

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Movies Made By Leonard Cohen (15)

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2006)

Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive photos and exuberant praise and live perfomances from an eclectic mix of musicians, including: Jarvis Coc ...

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In the Forest... Again (2003)

The film features the characters from Satyajit Ray's Aranyer Din Ratri, returning to the forest over thirty years later. Ashim, Sanjoy, Harinath and Aparna have grown old in this film; Shekhar has died. They set out on a journey to break off every link wit ...

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The Favourite Game (2003)

As a kid, Leo thought he possessed, like a magician, the secret power to make things happen. As a young man, he certainly knows how to make things happen with women. But as his best friend Krantz would say to him, "Why do you always ask questions you alrea ...

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I'm Your Man (1996)

Set to Leonard Cohen's 1988 song "I'm Your Man", this animated short offers a playful meditation on romance and the clichés that go with it. ...

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The Power of Speech (1988)

Godard blends elements of literature, cinema and other artistic medias from different historical periods in order to make a stance on how words can be subverted and manipulated to many different contexts, sometimes bearing a similar significance to the ori ...

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On s'est tous défilé (1988)

A rare short done in much of the same vein of "Puissance de la Parole", where there is no shortage of cross-dissolve and rapid montage effects. Here, the sources are between fashion clips, street footage, and a number of paintings, to which Godard narrates ...

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Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company (1986)

Director Gaspard Bazin is working on a new feature film. For now, he's still looking at the fundraising and casting stage of the process. He calls upon Jean Almereyda, a once-fashionable producer who is now going through a bad patch, finding it increasingl ...

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Night Magic (1985)

Night Magic, a musical fantasy, is set on earth but it is also about the heavens. At the centre of it all is Michael, a music hall artist, who finds Judy, an angel that epitomizes the woman of his dreams at the System Theatre where he is about to open his ...

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Cœur bleu (1980)

"In this journey, Courant's heroine wanders through the clouds and Pyrenees mountains way after the world's destruction [... ...

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Poets on Film No. 1 (1977)

This short film brings together animated interpretations of four poems by great Canadian wordsmiths: "Riverdale Lion" by John Robert Colombo, "A Kite Is a Victim" by Leonard Cohen, "Klaxon" by James Reaney and George Johnston's "The Bulge. ...

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Like a Bird on a Wire (1975)

A pseudo variety show about the Aufbau-Era, the time of the German 'economic miracle'. Brigitte Mira recounts her four husbands through song and joke, on a series of artificial sets. ...

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Fata Morgana (1972)

Shot under extreme conditions and inspired by Mayan creation theory, the film contemplates the illusion of reality and the possibility of capturing for the camera something which is not there. It is about the mirages of nature—and the nature of mirage. ...

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McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971)

A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene. ...

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The Ernie Game (1968)

This fictional feature follows a twenty-something man who is struggling to define his position in the world in early adulthood. He has left their parents' home but still has not made an home of his own. Our protagonist's alienation is palpable; for him lif ...

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Angel (1966)

In this short film, a young man, a girl and a dog attempt to fly with wings more symbolic than practical. ...

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