Bird on a Wire

Il 18 marzo 1972, Leonard Cohen dette il via ad un tour 'europeo' di 20 date, iniziando da Dublino per concludere il 21 aprile a Gerusalemme. Tra i concerti di maggior rilievo quelli di Londra (Royal Albert Hall), Parigi, Stoccolma, Vienna, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Berlino e Tel Aviv. L'allora manager di Cohen, Marty Machat affidò al geniale regista britannico Tony Palmer (noto per i suoi documentari musicali di grandissimo successo come la serie All You Need Is Love e per alcuni films su Zappa e Cream) il compito di seguire il tour filmando i concerti, il backstage e anche i momenti privati al di fuori del palco, senza nessuna restrizione.
Tony Palmer directs this film documenting Leonard Cohen's 1972 'Bird On a Wire' tour.
Originally made in 1972 and directed by celebrated British filmmaker Tony Palmer, Bird on a Wire follows Leonard Cohen on his 1972 European tour and contains 17 classic performances, four poems and tour footage.
Using a recently discovered dubbing track of the film as a guide, Tony Palmer salvaged the cans of damaged film that were found by Frank Zappa's manager, Herb Cohen, in a Hollywood warehouse and edited some of the footage into this first-ever authorized release of Leonard Cohen 'Bird on a Wire', which tells the story of Cohen s 20-city European tour that began in Dublin on March 18th 1972 and ended on April 21st in Jerusalem.
From Leonard's frustration with the malfunctioning speakers that ravaged the tour, to his story of how he lost the rights to 'Suzanne', to his thoughts on being Jewish, this documentary gives an intimate portrait of life on the road, as well as of Cohen himself.
Palmer splices Vietnam War footage and home movies from Cohen's childhood into the performance footage, creating a powerful testament to the singer's unique fusion of poetry and politics.
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Reproduction of the original film poster.