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Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man | 
| Actors: Leonard Cohen, Rufus Wainwright, Bono, Rennie Sparks, Hal Willner
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.98
Buy New: $9.99
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Rating:  97 reviews
Sales Rank: 2210
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: LGED20434D
UPC: 031398204343
EAN: 0031398204343
ASIN: B000I2J62I
Theatrical Release Date: November 14, 2006
Release Date: November 14, 2006
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Product Description
Sure to please both die-hard cohen fans & the newly initiated this film is full of captivating music & offers an intimate portrait of a truly singular artist poet songwriter & cultural icon. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 08/28/2007 Run time: 103 minutes Rating: Pg13
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Leonard Cohen--songwriter, poet, former monk, ladies man, and sharp dresser--receives a near-hagiographical treatment in I'm Your Man, a part concert-part documentary in which his work is interpreted by an array of singers. Cohen tributes are nothing new, what with Jennifer Warnes' Famous Blue Raincoat and the multi-artist compilations Tower of Song and I'm Your Fan having preceded this one. But music producer Hal Willner, who has spearheaded similar projects focusing on Thelonious Monk, Kurt Weill, Harold Arlen, and Charles Mingus, is especially skilled at putting together rosters of diverse and unexpected artists, and he's done it again here, matching superstars U2 with the likes of Nick Cave, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Kate's offspring Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Beth Orton, Antony Hegarty (of the group Antony and the Johnsons), Jarvis Cocker, and others. Whether all of this works or not will naturally depend on the viewer's point of view. Cohen is no one's idea of a great singer, but he's certainly a distinctive one, with his ocean-deep basso profundo and the slow insinuations of a guy who, having been a Zen monk, certainly understands the virtues of patience; his lyrics, too, are sui generis, personal but rarely mawkish, at once plain and cryptic. To these ears, performances by Orton ("Sisters of Mercy"), Teddy Thompson ("Tonight Will Be Fine"), and the Handsome Family with Linda Thompson ("A Thousand Kisses Deep") come closest to capturing Cohen's spirit without actually impersonating him. On the other hand, the overly mannered stylings of the McGarrigles and Wainwrights are an acquired taste, at best; Rufus' louche posing, affected vocal delivery, and cute, tango-esque arrangement of "Everybody Knows" pretty much overwhelm the song (he's much better on "Chelsea Hotel No. 2"), and Martha's "The Traitor" is scant improvement. Cohen himself appears on just one number ("Tower of Song," with U2), but interview segments are scattered throughout director Lian Lunson's film; now in his seventies, he seems to delight in perpetuating his own legend, serving up elusive comments like "I was alive in the horror" and "Things got easier when I stopped expecting to win." Bonus material includes deleted scenes and more. --Sam Graham
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| Customer Reviews: Read 92 more reviews...
 needs more December 27, 2008
John Bowes (Oxford, MA USA)
The songs are magnificent. Some singers do well others don't. I'm waiting for a doc wherein we see Cohen perform. Does such film even exist? No one can substitute for that voice.
 Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man August 17, 2008
Carol D. Westfall (Jersey City, N.J.)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
We so enjoyed the Netflix DVD that we ordered 3 more from Amazon which we gave as gifts. Our friends we chose to receive this DVD were as pleased as we were. Now I proceed to order more as there are more people we would like to give a copy to.
A supplement for Leonard's fans August 7, 2008
F. Lauridsen
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This product should be bought after listening to most of Leonard's albums.
Remember this is not Leonard singing, it is a tribute to him by other singers. I fully understood it because I already have heard Leonard singing almost all the songs. I also learned that there's a couple of songs that I should get ( buy his albums) in order to hear "the man" singing them himself !
Still, if you are a "hardcore" fan of Leonard, you should buy this. The film is very touchy and full of songs with "feelings" . I really like some of the performers, I will actually check them out and buy their albums too. The film is highlighted with Leonard's comments.
Angela Lauridsen
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