Directed by celebrated documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield; Marianne & Leonard – Words of Love is a beautiful yet tragic love story between Leonard Cohen and his Norwegian muse Marianne Ihlen. Their love began on the idyllic Greek island of Hydra in 1960 in a bohemian community of foreign artists, writers and musicians. Including never-before-seen footage, the film follows their relationship from the early days on Hydra, a humble time of ‘free love’ and open marriage, to how their love evolved when Leonard became a successful musician.
Marianne and Leonard’s was a love story that would continue for the rest of their lives, until they passed away, only three months apart from each other.

Also to be seen and heard in De Balie:
Maria Callas in her legendary 1958 debut performance at the Paris Opéra attended by Parisian elite and captured in newly restored color from original 16mm reels.

Through the camera lens, Charlotte and Jane expose themselves to one another, begin to step back and leave space for a mother-daughter relationship to unfold.

With unfettered access to his family archival footage, ZAPPA explores the private life behind the mammoth musical career that never shied away from the political turbulence of its time.
