Rent Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire (1974)
3.8 of 5 from 51 ratings
1h 46min
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- Synopsis:
On March 18th 1972, Leonard Cohen began a 20-city European tour, beginning in Dublin and ending in Jerusalem on April 21st. Other cities included London at the Royal Albert Hall, Paris, Stockholm, Vienna, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Berlin and Tel Aviv. This film is an impression of what happened during that tour.
Music Includes Performances Of:
1. Avalanche
2. Suzanne
3. Tonight Will Be Fine
4. Passing Through
5. Sisters of Mercy
6. Who By Fire?
7. Story of Isaac
8. One Of Us Can't Be Wrong
9. The Partisan
10. Chelsea Hotel
11. Nancy
12. Famous Blue Raincoat
13. Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye14. So Long, Marianne
15. Bird On A Wire
The poems, from 'The Energy of Slaves', include:
- "Any system you contrive without us will be brought down"
- "I perceived the outline of your breasts"
- "The killers that run the other countries"
- "Since I am now broken down, no leader of the borning world..."- Actors:
- Leonard Cohen, Ron Cornelius, Bob Johnston, Peter Marshal, David O'Connor, Jennifer Warnes, Donna Washburn
- Directors:
- Tony Palmer
- Producers:
- Martin J. Machat, Steven Machat
- Writers:
- Tony Palmer
- Studio:
- Isolde Films
- Genres:
- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest
