I m your man on dvd november 14, 2006 starring nick cave, rufus wainwright, martha wainwright, berth orton. Instead, what emerges is that no one does his songs better than the man himself, as the action keeps cutting away to footage from the 70th birthday tribute concert. Five minutes, 37 seconds in duration, everybody knows is known for its somber tone and repetition of the title at the beginning of most verses. I\ m your man features 15 leonard cohen songs one of which receives two separate renditions all covered by a varied mix of singersongwriters. I found the documentary style to be quite nice and informative. You have to know and like leonard cohen to appreciate this film. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Im your man may be as close as well ever get to cohen on film. Indeed, if i didnt know any better, i m your man would seem like the product of an undergraduate film student who had access to way too many bells and whistles, but no personal voice. Im your man is about the life and career of leonard cohen. Since bursting onto the scene in 1967, leonard cohen has inspired generations with his unique personality and haunting music, becoming one o.
Here are the tv shows your favorite celebrities are bingewatching see what sterling k. Im your man is a 2005 film by lian lunson about the life and career. Jul 25, 2006 the soundtrack to the documentary leonard cohen. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Leonard cohen im your man motion picture soundtrack. David jones of bbc online gave the film 35 stars, and said, the film brims with an. Leonard cohen im your man includes behindthescenes interviews and live. Im your man 2006, documentary musical released in english language in theatre near you in. Including two songs from the january 2005 tribute concert came so far for beauty. Im your man 2006 essere guardato online su smartphone android, iphone ios, tablet e computer su windows on cb01. In leonard cohen im your man, the concert is mixed with interviews with the 71yearold canadian singersongwriter, and hes a charmingly selfdeprecating raconteur. Leonard cohen documentary film i m your man 2005 post by alishibaz thu jul 21, 2016 9.
During a career that has stretched almost forty years, and with a voice as grave as johnny cash, cohen has turned his existential musings into a pop music canon. Leonard cohen im your man includes highlights from this concert and thoughts on cohen and his work from the participants as well as an extensive interview with leonard cohen himself as he talks in detail about his life and his art. This concert film and its groundbreaking camerawork provide viewers with an immersive and. Leonard cohen documentary film i m your man 2005 post by alishibaz. The film also includes a special performance of tower of song, in which cohen is accompanied by u2. I m your man critics consensus a moving, if somewhat uneven, look at the legendary singersongwriter, im your man treats cohen s body of work with the reverence it deserves.
It is based on a january 2005 tribute show at the sydney opera house titled came so far for beauty, which was presented by sydney festival under the artistic direction of brett sheehy, and produced by hal willner. I m your man is a 2005 film by lian lunson about the life and career of leonard cohen. An intimate look at the songs, poetry and life of leonard cohen, one of musics most celebrated and influential troubadours. Leonard cohen im your man is part concert film, part biographical documentary exploring the life and work of singersongwriter and author leonard cohen.
I m your man is about the life and career of leonard cohen. An evening of leonard cohen songs at the sydney opera house, most. You really should be in a melancholy mood to watch this, if youre in. I m your man, motion picture soundtrack to differentiate it from the earlier album. Filmmaker lian lunson uses a 2005 sydney tribute concert to leonard cohen as a home base for her relatively shallow examination of the best folk singer to slit your wrists to. Im your man dvd, 2006 at the best online prices at ebay. Im your man combines pieces of an extended interview with this canadian singersongwriter, poet and author, now 71, with. Sure to please both diehard cohen fans and the newly initiated, this film is full of captivating music and offers an intimate. Before embarking on his 20082010 world tour, and without finishing the new album which had been in work since 2006, cohen contributed a few tracks to other artists albums a new version of his own tower of song was performed by him, anjani thomas and u2 in the 2006 tribute film leonard cohen im your man the video and track were included on the films soundtrack and released as the bside of u2s single window in the skies, reaching no 1 in the canadian singles chart. The films soundtrack was released by verve forecast in july 2006. Im your man, motion picture soundtrack to differentiate it from the earlier album.
Leonard cohen im your man live in dublin edited youtube. The soundtrack to the movie is called leonard cohen. Im your man combines pieces of an extended interview with this canadian singersongwriter, poet and author, now 71, with a tribute concert organized by hal willner at the sydney. There are some excellent covers, nick cave doing im your man at the beginning is a stand out because nick cave is awesome, but all in all, i was hoping for more. Leonard cohen im your man motion picture soundtrack discogs.
Never in i m your man does a rounded representation of cohen, the lifeweary artist and spiritual seeker, come into relief. The film is based on a january, 2005 tribute show at the sydney opera house titled came so far for beauty. Its a lot of lip service and talking head interviews. The concert, filmed in 2006, features stones standards and favorites, plus guest appearances. A man like cohen deserves a big documentary that explores his life completely. The title song from his 1988 album and a staple in all leonard cohen concerts, im your man is also the title of the 2006 leonard cohen 2006 tribute film. Jun 21, 2006 in leonard cohen im your man, the concert is mixed with interviews with the 71yearold canadian singersongwriter, and hes a charmingly selfdeprecating raconteur. Sprinkled with his own artwork and personal photos, cohen speaks of his stately writing process. Nov 24, 2006 well, hes not everybodys man, easily derided as a miserablist droner, but lian lunsons documentary about a huge cohen tribute concert in sydney interspersed with interviews with alist admirers.
This video contains content from lionsgate, who has blocked it in your country on grounds. The film s name comes for the 1988 album, and song of the same name. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Now imagine what kind of bridge might link these two distinctly, uh, unique personalitys together. Everybody knows was first released on cohen s album im your man, february 1988.
Cohen does not appear on the other, live stage, versions of his songs. Too often glibly dismissed as a purveyor of gloom, leonard cohen stands as an eminence grise among songwriters, his recorded legacy as notable for the imposing literary certitude of his lyrics as. This film is a reverential documentary about the canadian poet, songwriter and buddhist monk strictly for fans. Since bursting onto the scene in 1967, leonard cohen has inspired generations with his unique personality. I m your man is a documentary directed by lian lunson. Leonard cohen im your man motion picture soundtrack 2006. Well, mel is one of the producers of lian lunsons documentary im your man an absorbing and affectionate look at the work and history of one of our great contemporary poets and musicians, leonard cohen. Since bursting onto the scene in 1967, leonard cohen has inspired generations with his unique personality and haunting music, becoming one of the most original.