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Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man (2005)

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Overview

Director:
Lian Lunson
Writer:
Lian Lunson (writer)
Release Date:
8 September 2006 (Finland) more view trailer
Plot:
A documentary on the legendary singer-songwriter, with performances by those musicians he has influenced. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Nearly Biblical per The Edge more

Cast

 

Perla Batalla ... Herself

Bono ... Himself
Robert Burger ... As himself
Nick Cave ... Himself
Julie Christensen ... Herself
Adam Clayton ... Himself
Jarvis Cocker ... Himself
Leonard Cohen ... Himself
Antony Hegarty ... Himself
Anna McGarrigle ... Herself
Kate McGarrigle ... Herself
Larry Mullen Jr. ... Himself
Beth Orton ... Herself
Brett Sparks ... Himself
Rennie Sparks ... Himself
The Edge ... Himself
Linda Thompson ... Herself
Teddy Thompson ... Himself
Martha Wainwright ... Herself
Rufus Wainwright ... Himself
Jo Weldon ... Burlesque Beauty
Hal Willner ... Himself
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Directed by
Lian Lunson 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Lian Lunson  writer

Produced by
Kevin L. Beggs .... executive producer (as Kevin Beggs)
Bruce Davey .... executive producer
Mel Gibson .... executive producer
Mel Gibson .... producer
Sarah Greenberg .... executive producer
Lian Lunson .... producer
Erik Nelson .... executive producer
Tim Palen .... executive producer
Sandra Stern .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Leonard Cohen 
 
Cinematography by
Geoffrey Hall 
Lian Lunson 
Brit Marling 
John Pirozzi 
 
Film Editing by
Mike Cahill 
 
Production Management
David S. Harding .... executive in charge of production
 
Sound Department
Mark Maloof .... sound recordist: New York City location
Peter Staubli .... sound editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Marcus Hides .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Bobby Maruvada .... on-line editor
 
Music Department
Robbie Adams .... music mixer: "Tower of Song"
Joel C. High .... music executive
Rebecca Rienks .... music coordinator
Chris Spedding .... musician: guitars
Hal Willner .... music producer
 
Other crew
Hal Willner .... concert director
 
Thanks
Zal Batmanglij .... special thanks
 


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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sex-related material.
Runtime:
USA:105 min | Canada:98 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Ireland:G | Finland:S | USA:PG-13
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Leonard Cohen: There is a beautiful moment in the Bhagavad Gita Arjuna. The general. The great general. He's standing in his chariot. And all the chariots are readied for war. And across the valley, he sees his opponents. And there he sees not just uncles and aunts and cousins... more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Zomergasten: (#20.1)" (2007) more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Nearly Biblical per The Edge, 22 July 2006
7/10
Author: David Ferguson (fergusontx@gmail.com) from Dallas, Texas

Greetings again from the darkness. Guess I went into this one with misdirected expectations. I really thought it would be more of a traditional documentary film exploring the true genius and talent of the man. In fact, really all we get are film clips from a 2005 tribute concert in Australia wrapped around some priceless interview moments with Mr. Cohen. It doesn't take much talent to quickly realize the value is with the man, not the cover songs. The question is, why doesn't our rookie filmmaker recognize this? Although into his 70's now, Mr. Cohen remains other-worldly lucid and insightful and his smooth baritone readily spews forth words of wisdom and genius. His observational and oratory skills remain unmatched. The mix of his personal home movies is a nice touch, but oh how I wish we had more of his reminiscing and just talking about his life.

Most of his music is presented by second tier artists. The real stand out is Rufus Wainwright (son and grandson to Loudon I and II). Rufus obviously worships the man and his music and his affection shines through in all three performances, especially "Chelsea Hotel #2" (a kind of tribute to Janis Joplin). Nick Cave probably most accurately captures the Cohen style, but at least half of the songs in the film were performed by women. Quite a contrast to Cohen's own style.

A really magical moment occurs at the end of the film as Leonard performs with the backing of U2. Hard to tell who is more honored at playing with whom. The reverence shown for Cohen's writing is evident throughout the film, but the interview moments are mere teases to what could have been. Make sure to stay for the credits to hear Leonard sing his own song.

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