TheSongofLeonardCohen

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  • HarryRasky,anotedCanadianfilmmaker,produced,wrotea… HarryRasky,anotedCanadianfilmmaker,produced,wroteanddirectedthisfantasticdocumentary.Filmedin1979and1980,itwasfirstshownonCBCin1980.Itisawarm,affectionate,andrevealing90-minutetributethatfocusesonthe1979tour,the“NewSkin”and“RecentSongs”albumsand“DeathofaLady’s(andLadies)Man”bookandalbum.Inahighlyentertainingfashion,itintercutslivemusicsegmentswithCohencommentsonlifeandsometimesonhispoemsandsongs.AswithotherCohenitems,thisfilmseemsmoreentertaining,andfilledwithmoreprofundity,viewingafterviewing. ThemovieincludesshotsofLeonardinsidehisMontrealhomeneartheMain,stillfamilyphotosofMarianne,Suzanne,Adam,Lorca,Esther,andMotherandFather,andlivesegmentswithMortRosengartenandIrvingLayton.AnearlysequenceshowsCohenonhisbalconychattingwithHazelField,whoiscreditedwithstillphotographyforthefilm.DuringafamilyphotosequenceCohenexplainsthathedidn’treallyknowhissister,Esther,allthatwellwhilegrowingup.Asanadult,henotes,henowseesheras“agreatspirit,agreatlaugher,andagreatlady.”OtherMontrealshotsincludenumerousstreetscenes,theFourSeasons(Ritz)hotel,Leonard'sWestmounthomeandtheparkbehindit,andthechurchforsailorsthatinspiredsomeofthelyricsforSuzanne–“NotreDamedeBonSecours.” Therearemanymarvelousliveconcerttakesfromthe1979tour.AccordingtoJimDevlin,inhisbook,"LeonardCohen,InEveryStyleofPassion,"RaskyfilmedconcertsinAntwerp,ParisandFrankfurt.Songsinthefilminclude:“BirdonaWire;”“UnCanadianErrant;”“ThereisaWar;”“Lover,Lover,Lover;”“FieldCommanderCohen;”“ITriedtoLeaveYou;”“Memories;”“Suzanne;”“TheWindow;”“WhyDon’tYouTry;”“SoLongMarianne;”“ASingerMustDie;”“TheGypsyWife;”“ChelseaHotel2;”“WhobyFire;”“TheGuests;”and“Hey,That’sNoWaytoSayGoodbye.”ThemovieprovidesapricelessopportunitytowatchCohenatworkwithhiswonderfulband(Passenger),aswellaswithRaffiHakopianandJohnBilezikjian(violinandoud)andJenniferWarnesandSharonRobinson(backupvocalsandduets). Amongthemanyhighlights,IlikedasegmentinwhichtheFrenchlyricsfor“UnCanadianErrant”areplayedontape,whileCohentranslatesthemintoEnglish.EvenmoreenchantingisasequencewithIrvingLaytonandhislovelyblondecompanionlisteningtotapeswithCohen.BothLaytonandhisfriendareclearlyenrapturedwith“TheWindow,”andLaytonnotesthebeautyoftheviolinsolo.LaytonaddscommentarythatCohen’ssongsareliketheballadsofthe12and13thcentury.WhenRaskyaskshimwhetherhefindsthesongssad,Laytonstatesheistakenwiththe“depressive-manic”natureofthesongs.Cohenstartswithnotesexpressinganguishandpain,accordingtoLayton,butworkshimselfuptoexultationandeuphoria.LaytonalsolabelsCohenas“Genius,”ashavingtheabilitytoseethetruthandexpressthingsastheyreallyare.“Notbefooled,”heconcludes.Layton’sreadingof“DeathofaLady’sMan,”andCohen’srecitationof“SlowlyIMarriedHer”provideadditionalmemorablemoments. ThefilmalsoincludesanexplanationfromCohenabouttheneedforhimtobe"FieldCommanderCohen"tohistouringband.Thetracklistingsforthecd,“FieldCommanderCohen,”andthelistofthesongsinthisdocumentaryareverysimilar. Atthistime,tapesofthisshowareonlyavailablefromcollectorswhohavekeptoff-airrecordings(anArtsandEntertainment(A&E)networkshowingforexample).LikethewonderfulAustinCityLimitsshows,thetelevisionproducershavechosennottomarketthevideotapesofthedocumentaryforhomeuse.AlsolikeAustinCityLimits,doingwhateverittakestolocatethisjewelofavideoisjustified.KeepyoureyesontheMarketplacesectionofthesefiles,andkeepyourhopesalive.

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