Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019)

Directed by

Nick Broomfield

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

12

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 35 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary focuses on the long relationship between Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen. It shows their time together on a Greek island and how she inspired some of his most famous songs.

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What happens

Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love is a 2019 documentary film directed by Nick Broomfield, about the relationship between writer and singer Leonard Cohen and his "muse" Marianne Ihlen, in particular their time spent on the Greek island of Hydra in the 1960s and 1970s. She was the inspiration behind "So Long, Marianne", "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" and "Bird on the Wire". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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