It’s difficult to find someone who has never heard of Leonard Cohen, one of the 20th century’s most gifted and complex singer-songwriter-poet-musical influencers of his generation.
Having said that, Reel Monday Movie Nights introduces its audience to a biographical film of the man titled Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song. Directed by Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, it centres around Hallelujah, one of his most revered songs that languished in obscurity for a couple decades before it was rediscovered for the Shrek soundtrack.
It follows the artist’s life from record label reject to chart-topping hit with moving testimonials from some of the music industry’s biggest names for whom Hallelujah has become a major touchstone.
In addition to Cohen, the cast brings together Nancy Bacal, Steve Berkowitz, Jeff Buckley, John Cale and Brandi Carlisle.
The documentary screens Monday, April 17 at the Arden Theatre. Tickets are $15 and are available at the Arden box office.
