Edition 24: 1–9 August, 2025

SCREAM INTO A MICROPHONE

Leonard Cohen I'm Your Man

United States
2005 — 98' / Color, Black & White

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Synopsis

Legendary poet, singer/songwriter and alleged ladies man Leonard Cohen is interviewed in his L.A. home about his extraordinary life and times, interspersed with old footage from his private photo collection and lavish praise plus elaborately performed Cohen cover songs from a motley crew of colleague musicians, amongst whom Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Rufus & Martha Wainwright, Nick Cave, Jarvis Cocker and U2’s Bono and The Edge. By way of dessert the latter two and their band mates even get to back up the man for a special performance of his own.

Director Biography

Attended drama school in Sydney, Australia before moving to Los Angeles to pursue film production. In the 1990s, Lunson produced commercials and music videos for such artists as Neil Young, INXS, Pearl Jam, Public Enemy and Dwight Yoakam. In 1997, she formed her own company, Horse Pictures, and began directing her own projects.

Director

Lian Lunson

Producer

Bruce Davey

Lian Lunson

Mel Gibson

Cinematographer

Geoffrey Hall

John Pirozzi

Editor

Mike Cahill

Contact

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