Hallelujah, les mots de Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen is a name that need only be mentioned to invoke greatness. One of the best songwriter-poets of all time, rivaled only by perhaps Bob Dylan.

And this beautiful cinematic documentary does him justice, to say the least. Cohen's life and career is beautifully chronicled and his immensive songwriting process.

It's a very beautifully shot documentary, and the cinematography and editing is splendid.

Overall, one of the best films of 2022 and one that is definitely recommended for any fans of Leonard Cohen. It's just a beautiful piece of filmmaking and a beautiful portrait of a great man! May his legacy live on.

Cut 20 minutes and you've got a pretty good music doc.

The director clearly wanted to include all of the celebrity interviews, but they seemed kind of unnecessary and when stacked together, repetitive. Those are probably most of what you could cut.

Otherwise it's an enjoyable film with really cool archival footage.

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song left me in its spell, and Cohen's. The film has so may layers, it is uplifting and thought provoking. A beautifully crafted film.

"You look around and you see a world that cannot be made sense of. You either raise your fist or you say hallelujah. I try to do both." Both, simultaneously! So Cohen's song "Hallelujah" arises from the same place as the poem "Thanks" by W. S. Merwin. The raised fist is the easy part.

This requires an almost incomprehensible level of compassion and appreciation. It's beyond emotion, mood, attitude. It's not a product of mind or will. Perhaps it only arrives with age, when mind and will are starting to appreciate their limits.

Back in the old days, I had thought Leonard Cohen was just one more phony. Or as we would say now: the songs, the voice, the attire: it's just performative, just brand-building. Well, I was wrong.

I am not a Leonard Cohen fan myself although I do love many of his songs, but even for the non fans this documentary could be worth the watch, because of the delightful, pleasant person that Leonard Cohen is as a humanbeing next to being gifted with a wonderful, unique voice and and an even bigger talent for writing songs that the most legendary, biggest musicians of this world have copied and praised.

With a particular attention to one song "Hallelujah" this documentary about the life of Leonard Cohen is an easy, pleasant watch, with many surprises for those who are not very familiar with his music.

What a voice. What terrific songs. What a man!