Short film

Poen
1967 · 4 min
A hushed, hypnotic four-minute incantation where a voice and images pull you into a dreamlike, faintly melancholy spell.
- Directed by
- Josef Reeve
- Starring
- Leonard Cohen
- Overview
- This short film features 4 readings of a prose poem from Leonard Cohen’s novel Beautiful Losers. Read by Cohen himself, the poem produces a distinct emotional effect every time it is read, following the poet’s rendition and accompanying visuals.
- How it feels
- Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Identity, memory, obsession, art
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Josef Reeve
- Starring
- Leonard Cohen
