Leonard Cohen: Three More Cards, Three More Tricks (2004)
4h 21min
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- Synopsis:
The Complete Review: Vol.1
Covering the years 1935 (the year the great man entered this world) until 1977 (the year he released his ground-breaking album, Death Of A Ladies Man, co-written and produced with Phil Spector) and changed his style unrecognisably.
The Complete Review: Vol.2
This time, covering the period 1978 - 2006, the volume reviews the years 1978 through to 2006., during which Cohen released some of his finest albums, such as Recent Songs (1979), Various Positions (1984), I'm Your Man (1988), The Future (1992), Ten New Songs (2001) and Dear Heather (2004).
Leonard Cohen's Lonesome HeroesIn Leonard Cohen’s Lonesome Heroes, the scope and detail of his artistic inspirations are put under the microscope to quite fascinating result. Cohen’s first love was poetry and in both the works of his fellow Canadian Irving Layton, and the Spanish bard Federico Garcia Lorca, he found the words that moved him to create his own verse. The beat writers too hit a positive note with Cohen and their work has lived with him throughout his career. While it may come as no surprise to find Bob Dylan and Judy Collins included in this film, a less acknowledged genre of interest to Leonard is country music - but he was deeply affected by performers such as Hank Williams, Hank Snow and by the country recordings of Ray Charles. And the fact his records have always achieved greater success in Europe than in North America may be due in part to his love of the Belgian chansonnier Jacques Brel. These and many others artists are here shown to have played a crucial role in the formation of Leonard Cohen’s muse. But religion and spirituality too have contributed enormously to Leonard’s life and music, particularly the faith into which he was born, Judaism, and his more recent study of Buddhism, which drove him to spend several years in a monastery meditating for hours every day. - Studio:
- Plastic Head
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- Documentary, Music & Musicals, Performing Arts, Special Interest