Jarkko & Anne, thank you so much for providing the information about this new film, with the Vimeo link to the film itself :!: I have now watched the whole 2 hours plus of this film and, despite quite a bit of it being in Norwegian, have to say it was such a powerful experience that beautifully show...

Thanks, this looks promising, must get along to it.

Cheers,
Andrew

#11 was the best we could manage here in Oz, but currently down at #16.
https://www.ariacharts.com.au/charts/albums-chart

Andrew

Thanks so much Jarkko & Eija for the beautiful season's greeting photo and message!

I wholeheartedly reciprocate, but particularly wish Eija a speedy recovery of her full health

Cheers,
Andrew

Interview with Adam Cohen on BBC radio - starts at 1:34:45 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000c0rs?fbclid=IwAR1isoVNtaWg2FJFrfjVrmP6u9DRxb1NFGQnLqqkb3zddAH3rVs6Z4kiihY Thanks Brian, such a great interview; so heartfelt, so reaffirming, what Adam has to say about his father. 8) Cheers, Andrew :)

Additional info on 'The Night of Santiago' As ProfNowlin has indicated in his earlier post, 'The Night of Santiago' is based on a Frederico Garcia Lorca poem entitled 'The Unfaithful Wife', which I found a few translations of, each a bit different. Nevertheless, it’s interesting to see how it’s been...

Sophia, thanks for that very interesting and pertinent information, which resolves the mystery... and it's nice to know that the Cohen father and son connection with Greece is manifest in such a lovely collaborative way in this instance! 8) I must admit too that I'd missed seeing Mariza Rizou's name...

This album is growing on me so much , though several tracks were immediately appreciated on first listening. As is usually the case, this album doesn't fail to resonate within the deepest recesses of my being... and I just keep playing it over and over. 8) Maarten, thanks for posting Sony's detailed...

Hi Bev, I just listened to that Sylvie Simmons interview. Whilst she was disappointed in the film, what she says I think is very fair and balanced; it contextualizes the relationship itself and how it is judged from her knowledge of them both and the era they lived in. 8) In my comments in the earli...

Bev, in response to your musing re whether any of us Melbournians had seen this film, I did indeed see it at the Melbourne International Film Festival, but wasn't sure about posting my thoughts here for one of the reasons I outline below. I really enjoyed it, it spoke to me personally in an emotiona...

For Melbourne based folk, or those within striking distance who would travel to catch it (and perhaps other festival films) on the big screen, this doco is being screened at the Melbourne International Film Festival on two days: Tues, Aug 6th; Sat, Aug 10th. 8) http://miff.com.au/program/film/marian...

Jarkko and Eija, thank you so much for your splendid efforts over the many years to keep our meet-ups happening... you always could/can be relied on.

Thank you to Caren and Hans for taking over this challenging role... I wish you well with this responsibility.

Cheers,
Andrew D.

Having read the book and been totally engrossed by it, I'm really looking to this movie production. 8) It will be interesting to see whom they cast in the various roles... and I just hope they try to ensure (as far as is possible) that it's a Canadian young Leonard look-alike who undertakes his role...

A friend of mine recently unearthed Esther singing 'Cinderella Rockafella' and shared this with me. :D I then remembered Esther's face was somehow familiar, realizing that this was so, not because I had seen her doing covers of Leonard's songs, which are fantastic renditions I've now been privy to 8...

A Cohenite friend of mine, Grant Telford, whom some of you will remember from the Berlin Event in 2006, has created a number of beautiful stained glass acetate print reproductions of various artists' album covers, including a few of Leonard's, as per the attached photos. 8) He sells them for £20 eac...