An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 4 nominations
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Self - Writer and Poet
- (as Richard Vick)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaA lot of the footage of the couple was shot by D.A. Pennebaker who had also stayed on the island of Hydra.
- Quotes
Self, also narrator and interviewer: It was the 60s, in the time of free love and open marriage, including Leonard and Marianne's. I was a rather lost 20 year old visiting the island of Hydra when Marianne befriended me. For a short while, I became one of her lovers. She encouraged me to follow my dreams and she played me Leonard's songs under the Greek moon and stars. Her smile and enthusiasm were one of a kind and I fell completely intoxicated by the beauty of their relationship.
- ConnectionsEdited from Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (1965)
A woman in my theater row disclosed that the two concerts of Leonard she saw were a religious experience. Indeed, here was a poet and songster who exuded a prayerful love of life and inspirational muses like Marianne and Suzanne. That he spent six of his last years in a monastery is no surprise, nor that during that Buddhist time he lost his fortune to a "friend" who embezzled it all.
Love and loss fueled his '60's persona that with his poetic writing and dark good looks magnetized women to the extent that the endless supply of supplicants seemed to energize and inspire him rather than laying low ordinary men with the excess. This doc is about the beginning of his career with Judy Collins introducing him as a singer rather than just a composer who lived with Marianne on the idyllic Greek isle Hydra.
Although director and close Marianne friend Nick Broomfield stays out of the lovers' way, he loses some power in the multiple vignettes that sometimes feel isolated rather than fluid. Nor does the director allow more than just snippets from memorable songs such as Suzanne, Goodbye Marianne, Halleluiah, and Bird on a Wire, which are my favorites. In truth, this estimable doc is about Leonard's love life rather than his songs anyway.
I miss this unique troubadour, and you will too after hearing him again and living for a short while with his inspirations.
- JohnDeSando
- Jul 27, 2019
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- Release date
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- Also known as
- Marianne & Leonard: Aşk Sözleri
- Filming locations
- Hydra, Greece(island, main location)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,012,034
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $44,942
- Jul 7, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $3,311,263
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1