Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song
classified 12APlease note: This was screened in Sept 2022
“When you think of universal global anthems like Imagine or Bridge Over Troubled Water, they were immediate hits. But Hallelujah was first rejected by the record company, and then completely ignored when it came out.” Alan Light, Author
An engrossing portrait of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen through the lens of his most famous and enduring work.
Directed and produced by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller, Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song interweaves three creative strands: Cohen himself and a compelling history of his times, the song's dramatic journey from record label reject to chart-topping hit, and moving testimonies from major recording artists for whom Hallelujah became a personal benchmark.
Approved for production by Leonard Cohen just before his 80th birthday in 2014, the film accesses a wealth of never-before-seen archival materials from the Cohen Trust including his personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews.
A true deep dive into every aspect of the timeless masterpiece that is Hallelujah, not to be missed by Cohen fans.