Leonard Cohen. Under Review—1978–2006

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By 1978 Leonard Cohen had already produced a staggering body of work that had firmly set the standard for the singer-songwriter genre and contained numerous classic songs within its canon, but the six studio albums released between then and 2006 contained some of the finest work of Cohen's entire career. This film examines that period. It mixes rare performance footage, studio recordings, interviews, photographs, and location shoots, with contributions from Cohen's closest colleagues and experts on his life and music. In a speech at Cohen's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Lou Reed described Cohen as belonging to the "highest and most influential echelon of songwriters." Featuring his official biographer Ira Nadel; Cohen producers John Lissauer, David Gold, and John Simon; journalists Robert Christgau (Village Voice), Anthony De Curtis (Rolling Stone) and Nigel Williamson (Uncut); authors Johnny Rogan and Jim Devlin—and others. (68 minutes)