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Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Directed by
Daniel Geller
,
Dayna Goldfine
PG-13
2021
1h 55m
Documentary
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Biography
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7.6
88%
91%
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This documentary explores the life of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen as seen through the prism of his internationally renowned hymn, "Hallelujah".
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Cast of Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song
Leonard Cohen
Self
Larry Sloman
Self
Adrienne Clarkson
Self
Judy Collins
Self
Clive Davis
Self
John Lissauer
Self
Nancy Bacal
Self
Rabbi Mordecai Finley
Self
Sharon Robinson
Self
Glen Hansard
Self
Bob Dylan
Self
John Cale
Self
Brandi Carlile
Self
Myles Kennedy
Self
Susan Feldman
Self
Janine Nichols
Self
Hal Willner
Self
Shane Doyle
Self
Steve Berkowitz
Self
Joan Wasser
Self
Vicky Jenson
Self
Rufus Wainwright
Self
Bathabile Mthombeni
Self
Eric Church
Self
Amanda Palmer
Self
Regina Spektor
Self
Jeff Buckley
Self (archive footage)
Daniel Geller
Director / Writer / Producer
Dayna Goldfine
Director / Writer / Producer
Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song Ratings & Reviews
The Jewish Chronicle
Linda Marric
While there isn't much here that fans won't know, the film still makes for a riveting watch. As for those who are less familiar with the song or its original writer, this might prove to be a genuine eye-opener.
KUNR (Reno, NV)
Robin Holabird
The songs hold up to the sustained study by their documentarians.
Newport This Week (RI)
Loren King
The documentary entertainingly charts the song's subsequent journey from obscure but beloved ballad to an overused emotion trigger in movies, at weddings and at funerals.
Detroit News
Adam Graham
... An engrossing portrait of an artist through the lens of his most famous and enduring work.
Austin Chronicle
Sarah Jane
The film delves into every aspect of Cohen's "Hallelujah" - the amount of time it took to write the song, the meaning of the song, the different covers of the song, and just what did Cohen think about it.
Chicago Reader
Bridgette M. Redman
By focusing on the song rather than the man, the filmmakers create an arc that keeps viewers engaged.
Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack)
Ty Burr
If you're a Cohen fan - I am - it's worth a watch for the many archival interviews in which the singer feints and sidesteps with his trademark graveyard humor...
Washington Post
Ann Hornaday
[An] illuminating, if occasionally too obliging, documentary.
Christian Science Monitor
Peter Rainer
Rather than structure their movie as a chronological biography, the co-directors, Daniel Geller and Dayna Goldfine, wisely focus on the genesis of Cohen's most celebrated and performed song, "Hallelujah."
RogerEbert.com
Simon Abrams
A lot of substantial or just different material might have enriched this documentary's tidy fall-and-rise story.
New York Times
A.O. Scott
["Hallelujah" is] not a movie designed to make you feel better about anything, except perhaps Cohen himself. But this generous documentary is nonetheless likely to be a source of illumination for both die-hard and casual fans.
Rolling Stone
David Browne
Hallelujah isn't a definitive, life-spanning doc on Cohen's life, nor does it claim to be, but the tale of "Hallelujah" serves as a metaphor for Cohen's life.
Associated Press
Lindsey Bahr
It's an interestingly stitched together film that starts at the end and rewinds to the beginning of his songwriting career to trace how he got there. It feels, in some ways, like two different films.
Variety
Owen Gleiberman
There's totally an audience for a music doc this rich (though it could use a catchier title), one about how a quiet artist, without planning to, created a song heard round the world.
RogerEbert.com
Brian Tallerico
A rousing portrait of the power of expression, something that Leonard Cohen perfected more than most songwriters that ever lived.
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
A densely detailed biography of the Canadian poet, singer and songwriter that was directed by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller, this majestic, almost symphonic documentary is also a chronicle of the singular song Cohen wrote.
The Playlist
Jason Bailey
It... often feels like the filmmakers had so much good Cohen material, they wanted to get it all in, whether or not there was room.
TheWrap
Steve Pond
An affectionate and open-hearted tribute to Cohen and his work, with an emphasis on the one song that might lure in the occasional uninitiated viewer.
The Hollywood Reporter
Daniel Fienberg
It turns out that even with this degree of focus, two hours is insufficient, though there's much to admire in the effort.
IndieWire
Ella Kemp
To search for any one answer to explain the sacred magic of "Hallelujah" and the meticulous, torturous effort that got Cohen there would be to strip it of the very thing that makes it so precious.
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