Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man
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Movie Reviews of Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man
Movie Review: The Humble Poet of our Time
Summary: 5 Stars
Leonard Cohen is a poet, a writer, a thinker and a philosopher. He is not an artist that appeals to all, but those who do understand his songs and his lyrics are privileged and profoundly astute. This DVD, which I first saw in the Movies, spans Leonard's life from birth to the present. Bono and Rufus Wainwright are some of the special few who honored this man, recreating his songs in this special edition. "Halleluah" is magnificenttly done and brings shivers to the soul. The whole DVD is a living tribute to his life and his poetry. His humble reflections make one want to scream out, YOU ARE A GENIUS. The narratives by Mr. Cohen about his past with Janis Joplin and his drug assisited life in the 60's are brutally honest and insiteful.
Like I said, this may not be for everyone, but for those of you can appreciate it, you probably, like me, were in the Movie theatre when it first appeared and now probably, already own this.
Movie Review: The sinner and the saint on stage together
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a profound tribute to one of the masters of 20th century poetry and contemporary music. From Montreal to NYC, Cohen's legacy, poetry, and art are depicted in a series of old photos, movies and performances by Leonard Cohen. Contributing performers, including Rufus and Martha Wainright, Antony, Nick Cates, Perla Batalla, Julie Christensen, U-2, et.al., interpreted Cohen's songs so well that in some instances, they brought us to tears. The ubiquitous backdrop of the bawdy Slipper Room in NYC added an unexpected even self-deprecating contrast to a man who is an ordained Zen Buddhist monk possibly evoking the lessons in the story of Siddhartha. Nick Cates' Vagas lounge act rendition of "I'm Your Man" opening the piece contrasts to Leonard Cohens' "Tower of Song" with U-2 at the end underlining the duality of spirit prevalent throughout the documentary. Get the DVD and the soundtrack CD. It's that good.Movie Review: The heart of human creativity
Summary: 5 Stars
Last night I watched a terrific film. I'm not usually much for documentary/tribute films about musicians, but I absolutely loved Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man, which is about, for, and with Leonard Cohen and a pretty amazing cadre of other musicians including Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Bono, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Beth Orton, Nick Cave and others. Cohen's a remarkable man, has been from his days as a novelist and poet in Montreal to a songwriting and singing career that reaches into and illuminates and gives texture to the most needful moments of so many lives to his own rekindling as a Zen monk at the still point of the turning earth, again and again. The film is a tour de force spiritually, musically, and as a filmed inquiry into the heart of human creativity. So I guess I have to give it a thumbs up.Movie Review: A poet and a minstrel for the 20th Century
Summary: 5 Stars
Leonard Cohen is a poet extrodanaire. He is unbelievable. And the performes in this movie are all excellent. I had never even heard of Rufun or Antony, but WOW! And those two women who sung "Anthem" blew me away.
Leonard Cohen is not just another pretty face. His intelligence glows from him. His brilliance, his turn of a phrase, everything about his words and music move me.
And to learn that he had became a Zen monk. I just can't say enough about this master poet and song writer.
I would recommend this movie to anyone and everyone, if you are not a Leonard Cohen fan you will be.
It had been years since i listened to him i had all but forgotten about him, and then them movie came out and i am blown away. I want so much to buy it but don't know if it will ever be available.
God Bless Leonard Cohen, his music will endure forever.
Movie Review: There are Absolute Gems Here and Also Some Crap
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a "must-have" DVD if you're a fan of Cohen. There are three 10 out of 10 performances - Rufus Wainwright's "Chelsea Hotel" and "Hallelujah" and his sister Martha's "Traitor". If you just watched these three and threw away the rest of the DVD you'd still have 10 times your money's worth. The rest of the selections range from pretty good to "why was this crap performed?"
The Cohen interviews scattered throught the DVD are terrific, giving some real insight to the artist.
WARNING - The CD with the same title is NOT the exact soundtrack from this DVD. Some of the songs are identical, but "Traitor" is a different take (and different arrangement) and "Hallelujah" doesn't appear at all. If I ever meet the producer of this CD, I would shov...wait, Amazon would probably delete this review if I continued my thought.