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- 2016
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- 1 h 46 m
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Voiceprint
- 1 h 46 m
Summary Directed by celebrated British filmmaker Tony Palmer, "Bird on a Wire" follows Cohen on his 1972 European tour. Long lost 16mm prints were restored for this release, not seen since 1972.
Directed By: Tony Palmer
Written By: Tony Palmer
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Voiceprint
- 1 h 46 m
- 2016
- Not Rated
- Voiceprint
- 1 h 46 m
Leonard Cohen: Bird on a Wire
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Summary Directed by celebrated British filmmaker Tony Palmer, "Bird on a Wire" follows Cohen on his 1972 European tour. Long lost 16mm prints were restored for this release, not seen since 1972.
Directed By: Tony Palmer
Written By: Tony Palmer
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 4 Critic Reviews
79
100% Positive
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Nowhere has Cohen's inner turmoil been better illuminated than in Tony Palmer's lost-and-found 1974 documentary Bird on a Wire.
The movie is a worthy time capsule and a must for Cohen devotees. Its occasional meanderings into artiness, which take the form of interpolation of outside footage (war atrocities and home movies, mainly) are emblematic of the time it was made and mercifully brief.
"Bird on a Wire" is a time capsule of a specific period in Cohen's career. But it also neatly illustrates the singer's personality in an accessible and compelling way. It's that rare concert doc that isn't for established fans only.
Cohen here is ever the model of grace and dignity around his peers, if not exactly entirely at peace with himself.
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Production Company
The Machat Company
Release Date Dec 2, 2016
Duration 1 h 46 m
Rating Not Rated
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Awards
Titanic International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
