Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

"A documentary on the legendary singer-songwriter, with performances by those musicians he has influenced."

Jul 28 2006 PG-13 1h 45m
Biography, Documentary, Music

Poet, singer / songwriter and ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his home about his life and times. The interview is interspersed with archive photos and exuberant praise and live perfomances from an eclectic mix of musicians, including: Jarvis Cocker, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, ANOHNI, The Handsome Family and U2's Bono and The Edge.

Plot

Legendary poet, singer/songwriter and alleged ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his L.A. home about his extraordinary life and times, interspersed with old footage from his private photo collection and lavish praise plus elaborately performed Cohen cover songs from a motley crew of colleague musicians, amongst whom Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker and U2's Bono and The Edge. By way of dessert the latter two and their band mates even get to back up the man for a special performance of his own.

Written by

Lian Lunson

Directed by

Lian Lunson

Cast

Leonard Cohen, Bono, Rufus Wainwright

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Sundance Channel, Con Artists Productions, Lionsgate, Horse Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
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Scores
# of Votes
2,417
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
68
Popularity
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