Leonard Cohen: Under Review 1934-1977
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Actor: Leonard CohenDVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language), Stereo
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 87 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MVD
Movie Reviews of Leonard Cohen: Under Review 1934-1977
Movie Review: wonderful DVD, but a bad copy
Summary: 5 Stars
I ordered the DVD for my wife, as she is the big Leonard Cohen fan, but I enjoyed it myself. Leonard Cohen is a fascinating individual. He should not be compared to Bob Dylan which is what a lot people want to do. Dylan is Dylan, and Cohen is Cohen. I suppose we all do that though, referencing the new by some old we are familiar with.
The DVD copy I had received was not a good copy. The first 5 minutes does not play properly. My wife has wondered about returning it, but I am reluctant to have to pay any shipping charges to do that, and wonder whether it would be productive. Would a replacement DVD have the same problem?
Summary of Leonard Cohen: Under Review 1934-1977
Leonard Cohen - Under Review 1935 -1977 is a 90-minute documentary film which reviews the poetry, music, performances, and career of one of contemporary Canada's greatest artists. Features include musical performances of Leonard Cohen reviewed by our teaLeonard Cohen: Under Review 1935-1977 is typical of the other volumes in the Under Review series: detailed, thorough, almost scholarly in their approach, these well-made and often fascinating volumes may not interest the casual fan, but will prove rewarding for those looking for a deeper investigation into the work of some complex, left-of-center artists. Cohen certainly fits that description. Born in Montreal in 1934, he published his first book of poetry, as well as a couple of novels (the second of which, Beautiful Losers, was quite controversial), well before he made his first record; thus when he turned to music, he was regarded less as a songwriter per se than as a poet who set his words to music (Bob Dylan, to whom Cohen was often compared, fell into the former category). Some interesting aural and/or visual recordings of Cohen reading his early work are included here, but the emphasis is on the five studio records he made for the Columbia label between '67 and '77, beginning with Songs of Leonard Cohen (featuring "Suzanne," still probably his best known song) and ending with Death of a Ladies' Man (produced and co-written by the ever-volatile control freak Phil Spector and later disowned by Cohen). An array of talking heads--musicians, producers, and a number of prominent rock critics among them--discuss Cohen, his melodies and lyrics (others include "Bird on a Wire" and "Famous Blue Raincoat"), and his inimitable voice (or "non-voice," as one pundit describes it), bolstered by photos, music excerpts, and occasional concert footage. Cohen himself was not interviewed for the project; then again, this is a critical review more than a biography or documentary. Bonus material consists of a brief featurette about Cohen's backing band, a trivia quiz, and information about the DVD's various contributors. --Sam Graham
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