Can a single song light up the life of an artist? Two renowned American documentarians dare to challenge the figure of Canadian singer Leonard Cohen and “Hallelujah”, one of his best-known works. “Hallelujah, the words of Leonard Cohen” was presented this weekend at the Deauville festival (northern France), dedicated to American cinema. Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) … Read more
AFP, published on Monday, September 05, 2022 at 2:42 p.m. Can a song, no matter how iconic, illuminate an artist’s life? In Deauville, a documentary offers a dive into the intimacy of Canadian musician Leonard Cohen, who died in 2016, with, as a common thread, his song “Hallelujah”. Presented on Saturday evening in the documentary … Read more
Posted Sep 5, 2022, 2:48 PM Already shown at Cannes last May, “Moonage Daydream” will be released in theaters on September 21. It is not exactly a biographical documentary but rather a unique portrait. The film is therefore intended to be less informative than evocative. Through a gigantic visual and sound work, a tapestry of … Read more
He’s out 7 Psalms from Nick Cave. That it cannot be reviewed as a music album, because it is not. If anything, we can only delve into his world and try to understand what path he is seeking with insistence and suffering and if he is reaching in his own way, what he accepted before … Read more