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Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song

Director Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine Composer John Lissauer Cast Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Glen Hensard
Edition 2021
118' - 2021 - Documentary, Music/Musical - Dialogue: English

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.”

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song is a definitive exploration of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, “Hallelujah.” This feature-length documentary weaves together three creative strands: The songwriter and 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” has become a personal touchstone. 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 Cohen’s personal notebooks, journals and photographs, performance footage, and extremely rare audio recordings and interviews.
“Approved for production by Cohen in 2014, the film presents a deep exploration of Hallelujah from its origins and its poor initial reception, to its resurrection and influence on other artists, who have helped it to become one of the most recognized and lionized songs of all time.” - Variety

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Credits

Directors

Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine

Composers

John Lissauer

Cast

Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Glen Hensard

Director of Photography

Daniel Geller

Editors

Dayna Goldfine

Producers

Daniel Geller, Dayna Goldfine

Soundtrack

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Dialogue

English

Countries of production

United States of America

Screenplay based on

the book "The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley & the Unlikely Ascent of Hallelujah" by Alan Light

Year

2021

Filmography

Daniel Geller
Sundance: A Matter of Process (1986), Isadora Duncan: Movement from the Soul (1989), Frosh: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm (1994), Kids of Survival (1996), Now and Then: From Frosh to Seniors (1999), Ballets Russes (2005), Something Ventured (2011), The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2013)
Dayna Goldfine
Isadora Duncan: Movement from the Soul (1989), Frosh: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm (1994), Kids of Survival (1996), Now and Then: From Frosh to Seniors (1999), Ballets Russes (2005), Something Ventured (2011), The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden (2013)