It seems wrongheaded that a TV series would focus more on an unknown Norwegian woman than a legendary but largely forgotten (for anyone under 40) Canadian singer/songwriter/poet - Leonard Cohen.
The series fails to explore Cohen's creative development as a folk singer icon of his time and prefers to devote attention to a love story that ultimately saw Cohen abandon Marianne Ihlen for life as a celebrity singer in New York. Cohen even installed his new girlfriend in his house on Hydra and prevented Ihlen and her son from staying there.
This series is a failure on many levels. Alex Wolff as Cohen is another instance of an actor who utterly fails to capture the underlying flaws of a real-life cultural icon and the level of cruel selfishness that was the hallmark of his attitude towards women. Cohen even admitted later in life that he had treated Ihlen badly and effectively abandoned the only "true love" of his life.
The series fails to explore Cohen's creative development as a folk singer icon of his time and prefers to devote attention to a love story that ultimately saw Cohen abandon Marianne Ihlen for life as a celebrity singer in New York. Cohen even installed his new girlfriend in his house on Hydra and prevented Ihlen and her son from staying there.
This series is a failure on many levels. Alex Wolff as Cohen is another instance of an actor who utterly fails to capture the underlying flaws of a real-life cultural icon and the level of cruel selfishness that was the hallmark of his attitude towards women. Cohen even admitted later in life that he had treated Ihlen badly and effectively abandoned the only "true love" of his life.