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1. ew.com › music › 2019/06/27Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen: How an early love affair ...

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   Jun 27, 2019 · The footage was shot on an iPhone by her friend Jan Christian Mollestad, who was making a documentary about Ihlen's novelist ex-husband. "It was not a bitter end," Mollestad says in the film.

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2. www.harpersbazaar.com › uk › cultureLeonard Cohen writes dying letter to his muse Marianne

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   Nov 11, 2016 · In August, Cohen learned through a mutual friend, Jan Christian Mollestad, that his muse was dying so he wrote her a letter – words that have more poignancy today than ever.

3. www.nme.com › news › musicLeonard Cohen pays tribute to woman who inspired 'So Long ...

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   Aug 2, 2016 · Leonard Cohen has paid tribute to Marianne Ihlen, the woman who inspired ‘So Long Marianne’ who died last week. Writing on Facebook, Cohen asked that this letter to him from Jan Christian...

4. www.cbc.ca › radio › asithappensSo long, Marianne. Leonard Cohen's final letter to his muse

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   Aug 3, 2016 · Marianne Ihlen passed away on July 29th. She was 81 years old. She and Cohen were lovers in the 1960s after they met in Greece. When Cohen learned Ihlen's health was deteriorating, he...

5. www.independent.ie › entertainment › television'So long Marianne': Leonard Cohen's beautiful letter to ...

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   Aug 7, 2016 · Cohen met Ihlen - then Jensen - in Hydra, Greece in the 1960s. They became lovers, staying together for a decade. Her close friend Jan Christian Mollestad told Canada's CBC radio that he had...

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   Dec 5, 2018 · Ihlen’s friend who brokered this final exchange with Cohen was film-maker Jan Christian Mollestad.

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   Who was Jan Christian Mollestad?

   • The footage was shot on an iPhone by her friend Jan Christian Mollestad, who was making a documentary about Ihlen's novelist ex-husband. "It was not a bitter end," Mollestad says in the film. "It was a lovely end."

   Leonard Cohen and Marianne Ihlen: How an early love affair influenced

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   How did Jan Christian Mollestad meet Leonard?

   • Jan Christian Mollestad: I met her while I was making a documentary film about her first husband, who was a very famous Norwegian writer. We went to Hydra, the same place they went on their first big trip but as we got closer to Hydra, more and more of the talk was about Leonard because her husband deserted her right after the birth of their son.

   So long, Marianne. Leonard Cohen's final letter to his muse

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   Did Jan Christian Mollestad read Cohen's letter before she died?

   • Her close friend Jan Christian Mollestad, a documentary filmmaker, read Cohen's letter to her before she died. Ihlen's funeral is planned for Friday in Oslo. As It Happens guest host Rosemary Barton spoke to Mollestad in Norway. When I read the lines 'stretch out your hand,' she stretched out her hand - Jan Christian Mollestad

   So long, Marianne. Leonard Cohen's final letter to his muse

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   Is Mollestad paraphrasing?

   • In response, it is clear that Mollestad is paraphrasing. He stumbles a number of times, trying several phrases over in different forms as he struggles to accurately recall Cohen’s words. As he reaches the conclusion of the letter as he recalls it, he simply mumbles, “something like that”.

   Mythmaking, social media and the truth about Leonard Cohen’s last

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8. www.everythingzoomer.com › arts-entertainment › 2016So Long, Marianne: Leonard Cohen’s Final Letter to Marianne ...

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   Aug 8, 2016 · Documentarian Jan Christian Mollestad, a longtime friend of Ihlen’s, spoke with CBC and explained how she sent him a text recently to say that she was dying of leukemia. He hurried to the 81-year-old’s bedside and sent a message to Cohen to inform him of Ihlen’s situation.