Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2005)

Directed by

Lian Lunson

Genre

documentary film, biographical film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

14A

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A concert film built around a tribute show for Leonard Cohen at the Sydney Opera House. It interweaves performances of his songs by other artists with footage of Cohen himself.

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What happens

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man is a 2005 concert film by Lian Lunson about the life and career of Leonard Cohen. It is based on a January 2005 tribute show at the Sydney Opera House titled "Came So Far for Beauty", which was presented by Sydney Festival under the artistic direction of Brett Sheehy, and produced by Hal Willner. Performers at this show included Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, The Handsome Family, Beth Orton, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, Linda Thompson, Antony, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, with Cohen's former back-up singers Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen as special guests. The end of the film includes a performance by Leonard Cohen and U2, which was not recorded live, but filmed specifically for the film at the Slipper Room in New York in May 2005. The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2005, and was released the same month in Canada by Lions Gate films along with the Sundance Channel. It was subsequently released in various other countries during 2006 and 2007. The film is distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. A soundtrack CD is also available from Verve. The DVD of the film contains extra performances. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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