I sacrificed my love on the altars of fame,' Leonard Cohen said in the ‘70s," "So Long, Marianne" showrunner Øystein Karlsen notes. Cohen was referring of course to his ‘60s decade-long ...

“So Long, Marianne” will follow a young Leonard Cohen during his years-long relationship with Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen, which spanned from the early 1960s through the ’70s. Named after ...

So Long, Marianne, Karlsen says, is about a Cohen we don’t know – “About Leonard before he became Leonard Cohen. I mean, his ...

Here’s a toast to Marianne Faithfull, a true rock & roll legend. Nobody was ever better at being an old rock star, except maybe Leonard Cohen ... because she seemed so indestructible.

6. The Return to Hydra - Leonard becomes consumed by writing his new book and neglects his health.As Marianne prepares to bid farewell to Charmian and George, she discovers Leonard in a state ...

Marianne Ihlen. But in general, Cohen items rarely pop up on the memorabilia circuit. That makes next month’s sale — “Leonard Cohen: The Collections of Aviva Layton, Anjani Thomas & More ...

In 1966 a Canadian fellow uni student of mine gave me a copy of a poetic, mysterious and sexy novel called Beautiful Losers by one Leonard Cohen. I was so entranced that next year I bought the ...

So Long Marianne is real; human and intimate, lung-busting, gut-wrenching, heart-breaking love story. Though it's a story looking back at extraordinary lives, it's more than that; much more.

Leonard Cohen receives news of his grandmother's passing, plunging him into melancholy; pregnant with Axel's child, Marianne faces turmoil in her relationship due to Axel's infidelity.

“Leonard Cohen is as relevant today as he was in ... the subject of his song So Long Marianne. Jan Christian Mollestad, a documentary-maker and friend of Ihlen, shared a letter Cohen had written ...