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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love

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An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.
Director
Nick Broomfield
Year
2019
Genre
documentary, biography, music
Box Office
$1,012,034
Production
Lafayette Films
Awards
2 wins & 4 nominations
Homepage
https://www.marianneandleonardwordsoflove.com/
Nick Broomfield
Self, also narrator and interviewer
Nick Broomfield
Leonard Cohen
Self
Leonard Cohen
Marianne Ihlen
Self
Marianne Ihlen
Self
Axel Joachim Jensen
Self - Childhood Friend
Nancy Bacal
Self - Friend of Marianne
Jan Christian Mollestad
Self - Axel's Childhood Friend
Jeffrey Brown
Self - Marianne's Friend and Biographer
Helle Goldman
Self - Writer and Poet
Rick Vick
Self
Irving Layton
Self - 'Married' to Irving Layton for 20 Years
Aviva Layton
Self
Masha Cohen
Judy Collins
Self
Judy Collins
Self
Julie Felix
Self - Produced 'Songs of Leonard Cohen'
John Simon
Self - Guitarist
Ron Cornelius
Self - Road Manager
Billy Donovan
Self
George Johnston
Self
George Slater
Self - Leonard's Manager
Marty Machat
Self - Produced 9 of Leonard's Albums
John Lissauer
Self - Writer
Don Lowe
Self
Kyozan Joshu Sasaki
Self
Jennifer Warnes
Self
Udo Jürgens
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And then, Leonard finally said, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:06
And then, Leonard finally said,
So this guy said, "Look," he said, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:15
So this guy said, "Look," he said,
"And everything like..." He said, "I wanna know, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
"And everything like..." He said, "I wanna kn...
"I wanna know what you think about me." - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:10
"I wanna know what you think about me."
And Leonard just walked past me and Charlie, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:10
And Leonard just walked past me and Charlie,
He almost broke his ribs, he hugged him that hard. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
He almost broke his ribs, he hugged him that hard.
MARIANNE: (IN NORWEGIAN) I wanted to put him in a cage, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:41
MARIANNE: (IN NORWEGIAN) I wanted to put him in a cage,
-Yes. Yeah. -(LEONARD LAUGHS) - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:06
-Yes. Yeah. -(LEONARD LAUGHS)
-Do you have somewhere for me? -(LAUGHS) Yes, a lot. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
-Do you have somewhere for me? -(LAUGHS) Yes, a lot.
(CHUCKLES) - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:06
(CHUCKLES)
-What? -(ALL LAUGH) - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:43
-What? -(ALL LAUGH)
BILLY DONOVAN: It was a show. It was more women than men. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:28
BILLY DONOVAN: It was a show. It was more women than men.
One day, I'm down in the lobby in the Mayfair Hotel, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:13
One day, I'm down in the lobby in the Mayfair Hotel,
And they disappear, come down a couple hours later - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:11
And they disappear, come down a couple hours later
And she leaves, and then he makes a phone call. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:06
And she leaves, and then he makes a phone call.
About half hour later he comes back - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
About half hour later he comes back
They're gone. This is in one afternoon. (LAUGHS) - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:10
They're gone. This is in one afternoon. (LAUGHS)
DONOVAN: He had to have a woman all the time. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:21
DONOVAN: He had to have a woman all the time.
In fact, everybody was doing pretty good, even me. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
In fact, everybody was doing pretty good, even me.
LEONARD: I had a great appetite for the company of women - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:55
LEONARD: I had a great appetite for the company of women
(CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING) - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:34
(CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING)
And it also was a period in my life where I had to - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:24
And it also was a period in my life where I had to
If anyone should have had Leonard's children, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:07
If anyone should have had Leonard's children,
But, you know, she wanted what I wanted. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
But, you know, she wanted what I wanted.
She wanted to be with him. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:06
She wanted to be with him.
And you cannot be with Leonard, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:08
And you cannot be with Leonard,
Although, you could say that I'd rather have one day - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:07
Although, you could say that I'd rather have one day
That would be easy to say, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:06
That would be easy to say,
Whatever the ups and downs, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
Whatever the ups and downs,
But most of that time was anguish. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
But most of that time was anguish.
Well, you know, was the days of open marriage, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:11
Well, you know, was the days of open marriage,
One of the partners was always jealous, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:07
One of the partners was always jealous,
I saw so many artists who came and either just - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:17
I saw so many artists who came and either just
But Leonard was one of those - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:10
But Leonard was one of those
GOLDMAN: He was a real success story. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:18
GOLDMAN: He was a real success story.
Very few marriages lasted that place, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:06
Very few marriages lasted that place,
BROOMFIELD: I remember Marianne telling me of the tragedy of the Johnstons, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:25
BROOMFIELD: I remember Marianne telling me of the tragedy of...
One taken on my birthday last year on the island. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:04
One taken on my birthday last year on the island.
And they've done all their schooling in Greece, 10 years. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
And they've done all their schooling in Greece, 10 year...
GOLDMAN: When they left, almost penniless, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:33
GOLDMAN: When they left, almost penniless,
GEORGE SLATER: Numerous other children - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:51
GEORGE SLATER: Numerous other children
CORNELIUS: That was a very weird, weird night. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:39
CORNELIUS: That was a very weird, weird night.
LEONARD: Well, I was on mandrax at the time. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:18
LEONARD: Well, I was on mandrax at the time.
MARIANNE: (IN NORWEGIAN) How long could we stay in love - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:33
MARIANNE: (IN NORWEGIAN) How long could we stay in love
CORNELIUS: And Marianne was one woman - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:10
CORNELIUS: And Marianne was one woman
She would join us sometimes for a week at a time, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:26
She would join us sometimes for a week at a time,
There was a need for such a connection - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:23
There was a need for such a connection
Like a pile of people making love - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:12
Like a pile of people making love
Can you imagine, we're playing in Amsterdam - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:13
Can you imagine, we're playing in Amsterdam
We took a lot of acid on those trips. A lot. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:24
We took a lot of acid on those trips. A lot.
I mean, gone for 14 hours with no re-entry. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
I mean, gone for 14 hours with no re-entry.
One time we took that damn Desert Dust 23 nights in a row - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:12
One time we took that damn Desert Dust 23 nights in a row
We were... I mean, I gotta tell you, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:09
We were... I mean, I gotta tell you,
I'll be in serious trouble if it works or if it doesn't work. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:04
I'll be in serious trouble if it works or if it doesn&#...
(LAUGHS) - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:37
(LAUGHS)
Some nights, one is raised off the ground - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:10
Some nights, one is raised off the ground
DONOVAN: So anyway, we're backstage - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:09
DONOVAN: So anyway, we're backstage
Like his eyes are blacked out, like they get, right? - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
Like his eyes are blacked out, like they get, right?
And so all of a sudden, he says to me... - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:04
And so all of a sudden, he says to me...
He goes, "Billy, can you get me a razor?" - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:16
He goes, "Billy, can you get me a razor?"
What a life. (LAUGHS) What a life. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:04
What a life. (LAUGHS) What a life.
DONOVAN: So that's what he did. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:16
DONOVAN: So that's what he did.
CORNELIUS: Everybody was shooting from the hip, right? - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:22
CORNELIUS: Everybody was shooting from the hip, right?
CORNELIUS: There was only one night... - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:15
CORNELIUS: There was only one night...
I think in the song called Suzanne. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:14
I think in the song called Suzanne.
And Leonard turned around and looked at me like, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
And Leonard turned around and looked at me like,
"We need to now start backing off the mandrax," right? - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:04
"We need to now start backing off the mandrax," ri...
When we toured Europe when we toured Germany - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:20
When we toured Europe when we toured Germany
Well, the word "ruthless" is just the word - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:07
Well, the word "ruthless" is just the word
And she did what she wanted to do - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:09
And she did what she wanted to do
To use the Black Panther theme, "By any means necessary." - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:08
To use the Black Panther theme, "By any means necessary...
And she knew exactly what to do and when to do it. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:04
And she knew exactly what to do and when to do it.
There's always something terribly fascinating - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
There's always something terribly fascinating
And I think Leonard just fell into that - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:07
And I think Leonard just fell into that
I don't even know what drove that whole thing, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:04
I don't even know what drove that whole thing,
As Irving would say, "Make sure you're doing the wrong thing." - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:08
As Irving would say, "Make sure you're doing the w...
CORNELIUS: I think Leonard's quest in life - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:51
CORNELIUS: I think Leonard's quest in life
JOHN LISSAUER: When we toured Europe, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:21
JOHN LISSAUER: When we toured Europe,
He had his thing that he projected. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:26
He had his thing that he projected.
LISSAUER: I wanted to frame each of the songs - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:12
LISSAUER: I wanted to frame each of the songs
We'd use a couple of muted trombones to take it somewhere - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:14
We'd use a couple of muted trombones to take it somewhe...
And we came back, and we were ready to do - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:04
And we came back, and we were ready to do
And he said, "I'm gonna go to Hydra for a little bit. - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:04
And he said, "I'm gonna go to Hydra for a little b...
"As soon as I get back, we'll finish it." - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:10
"As soon as I get back, we'll finish it."
I think that if anybody, you know, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:23
I think that if anybody, you know,
MARIANNE: One day, Suzanne, with Little Adam, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:45
MARIANNE: One day, Suzanne, with Little Adam,
Marianne finally decided that enough was enough - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:05
Marianne finally decided that enough was enough
Become a secretary, receptionist, - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:07
Become a secretary, receptionist,
So Marianne had finally decided, "Yeah, that's what I'm gonna do." - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:21
So Marianne had finally decided, "Yeah, that's wha...
LISSAUER: Out of the blue... And I told you I was... - Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love 00:21
LISSAUER: Out of the blue... And I told you I was...
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An in-depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen.

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Director: Nick Broomfield
Writer: Nick Broomfield, Marc Hoeferlin
Production: Lafayette Films
Genre: documentary, biography, music
Year: 2019
MetaScore: 69/100
ImdbRating: 7.0
BoxOffice: $1,012,034
Released: 05 Jul 2019
Awards: 2 wins & 4 nominations
Homepage: https://www.marianneandleonardwordsoflove.com/

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