Synopsis
Celebrated filmmaker Tony Palmer follows Leonard Cohen on his 1972 European tour. The film, after extensive re-editing from its initial version, opened in London in 1974. It was shown on German television, but it disappeared for decades and was considered a lost film. Its original version, restored by the director, was released on DVD in 2010 and had its first theatrical release in 2017.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Metacritic79/100
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony PalmerDirector
- Tony PalmerWriter
Cast
- Leonard CohenSelf
- Ron CorneliusSelf - electric and acoustic guitar
- Bob JohnstonSelf - piano and organ
- Udo JürgensSelf
- Doris KunstmannSelf - German actress
- Peter MarshalSelf - electric and acoustic bass
- David O'ConnorSelf - acoustic guitar
- Esther OfarimSelf
- Jennifer WarnesSelf - vocals
- Donna WashburnSelf - vocals
Stills
Themes
rediscovered film