LADIES AND GENTLEMEN... MR. LEONARD COHEN

A wry black-and-white portrait of 30-year-old Leonard Cohen, then a poet and novelist, back in hometown Montreal to read to adoring crowds, roam the streets and hold court in a cheap hotel room.

A rare, playful glimpse of Leonard Cohen before the songs made him famous, already a master of charm and irony.

This informal black-and-white portrait of Leonard Cohen shows him at age 30 on a visit to his hometown of Montreal, where the poet, novelist and songwriter comes "to renew his neurotic affiliations." He reads his poetry

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