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Bill: This is very different from the very energetic Levon
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Once Were Brothers

This is very differentfrom the very energetic Levon that I used to know,who was always...

Bill: This is very different
from the very energetic Levon that I used to know,
who was always very wiry, always up for action, up for going after it,
whatever it may be, and now it was like sleepy time.
That's not easy to deal with

Full Transcript

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Bill: This is very different from the very energetic Levon
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that I used to know, who was always very wiry,
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always up for action,
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up for going after it, whatever it may be,
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and now it was like sleepy time. That's not easy to deal with.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:41
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Bell Media,White Pine Pictures,Imagine Documentaries,Diamond Docs,Universal Music Canada,Imagine Entertainment

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Movie Summary

A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.
Dominique: It's hard to connect with somebody - Once Were Brothers 00:10
Dominique: It's hard to connect with somebody
It was beginning to feel like a real fracture. - Once Were Brothers 00:05
It was beginning to feel like a real fracture.
Robbie: One day I said to Levon, - Once Were Brothers 00:21
Robbie: One day I said to Levon,
We don't do that. We don't lie to one another. - Once Were Brothers 00:04
We don't do that. We don't lie to one another.
I still loved him, - Once Were Brothers 00:12
I still loved him,
Dominique: It was not just an exasperation, - Once Were Brothers 00:07
Dominique: It was not just an exasperation,
That brotherhood, that friendship, - Once Were Brothers 00:08
That brotherhood, that friendship,
They were terrific guys, - Once Were Brothers 00:11
They were terrific guys,
I think I wanted something that I couldn't have, - Once Were Brothers 00:07
I think I wanted something that I couldn't have,
After the children were born, my focus changed entirely. - Once Were Brothers 00:06
After the children were born, my focus changed entirely.
* ("All La Glory" by the Band playing) * - Once Were Brothers 00:37
* ("All La Glory" by the Band playing) *
* And keep the little one Safe and warm * - Once Were Brothers 00:33
* And keep the little one Safe and warm *
* The way I see it, he said * - Once Were Brothers 00:11
* The way I see it, he said *
Robbie's a star. You put him in any group, - Once Were Brothers 00:08
Robbie's a star. You put him in any group,
Taplin: David Geffen was a manager, a record executive. - Once Were Brothers 00:05
Taplin: David Geffen was a manager, a record executive.
He thought if he could get Bob Dylan to his record company, - Once Were Brothers 00:09
He thought if he could get Bob Dylan to his record company,
David saw Robbie as a way to make that happen. - Once Were Brothers 00:04
David saw Robbie as a way to make that happen.
David was incredibly candid, - Once Were Brothers 00:15
David was incredibly candid,
There was something about meeting with David - Once Were Brothers 00:05
There was something about meeting with David
David Geffen: I remember saying to Robbie, - Once Were Brothers 00:06
David Geffen: I remember saying to Robbie,