Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen
A true treasure from the early days of the NFB, this is a celebration of a Canadian legend that offers a unique perspective on his art, his personal life, and his vision for the world.
Directors
Don Owen
Owen was a pioneer of English Canadian filmmaking who joined the NFB in 1960, where he worked as a cinematographer on the short film À Saint-Henri le cinq septembre and directed the short Runner. His first feature, Nobody Waved Goodbye, won a BAFTA and is considered a classic of Canadian cinema. His directing credits include Notes for a Film About Donna & Gail, The Ernie Game (which won the Canadian Film Awards for best feature and direction), Partners, and Unfinished Business. Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. Leonard Cohen won the Canadian Film Award for Best TV Information.
Donald Brittain
An Officer of the Order of Canada, Brittain was one of Canada’s most respected and prolific documentary filmmakers. A few of his notable films include Fields of Sacrifice, Ladies and Gentlemen... Mr. Leonard Cohen, Memorandum, and the Genie Award-winning Paperland: The Bureaucrat Observed. He wrote the 1975 Oscar-nominated short doc Whistling Smith and co-directed Volcano: An Inquiry Into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry, which garnered 6 Canadian Film Awards and an Academy Award nomination.
Writer
Donald Brittain
Producer
John Kemeny
Genre
Documentary
Interests
Arts and Culture, Biography, Classics
Original Languages
English, French
Canadian Distributor
National Film Board (NFB)
