Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man
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| Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man | |
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| Directed by | Lian Lunson |
| Produced by | Lian Lunson Mel Gibson Bruce Davey |
| Starring | Leonard Cohen Nick Cave Rufus Wainwright Martha Wainwright Bono Perla Batalla |
| Music by | Leonard Cohen |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Hall Lian Lunson Brit Marling John Pirozzi |
| Editing by | Mike Cahill |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
| Release date(s) | June 21, 2006 |
| Running time | 103 Minutes |
| Country | United States of America |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man is a 2006 film by Lian Lunson about the life and career of Leonard Cohen. The film is based on a January, 2005 tribute show at the Sydney Opera House titled "Came So Far For Beauty", which was produced by Hal Willner. Performers at this show included Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker, The Handsome Family, Beth Orton, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson, Linda Thompson, Antony, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, with Cohen's former back-up singers Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen as special guests. The end of the movie includes a performance by Leonard Cohen and U2, which was not recorded live, but filmed specifically for the movie, in New York in May 2005.
The film was released in the United States on June 21, 2006. The film is distributed by Lions Gate Entertainment. A soundtrack CD is also available from Verve.
The DVD of the film contains extra performances.
[edit] Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack was also released in July 2006. It included performances mostly recorded at an earlier incarnation of the show in Brighton, May 2004.
- Martha Wainwright, "Tower of Song"
- Teddy Thompson, "Tonight Will Be Fine"
- Nick Cave, "I'm Your Man"
- Kate and Anna McGarrigle with Martha Wainwright, "Winter Lady"
- Beth Orton, "Sisters of Mercy"
- Rufus Wainwright, "Chelsea Hotel No. 2"
- Antony, "If It Be Your Will"
- Jarvis Cocker, "I Can't Forget"
- The Handsome Family, "Famous Blue Raincoat"
- Perla Batalla, "Bird on the Wire"
- Rufus Wainwright, "Everybody Knows"
- Martha Wainwright, "The Traitor"
- Nick Cave, Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen, "Suzanne"
- Teddy Thompson, "The Future"
- Perla Batalla and Julie Christensen, "Anthem"
- Leonard Cohen and U2, "Tower of Song"
- Laurie Anderson, "The Guests" (iTunes Store bonus track)
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man at the Internet Movie Database
- Came So Far For Beauty at Opera House, Sydney / 28 - 30 January 2005
- Came So Far For Beauty, Sydney Australia, January 2005
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