Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. Leonard Cohen (on 16mm film)

This screening took place on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 1:00 pmYukon Theatre

Join us for a special screening of this NFB classic from the 16mm film print. This is a new series at the Yukon Cinema: Celluloid Saturday! Admission is pay what you can.

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 to an enthusiastic crowd, strolls the streets of the city, relaxes in this three-dollar-a-night hotel room and even takes a bath.

Preceeded by this short film:

HAIDA CARVER, dir. Richard Gilbert, 1964, BC, 12 MIN

On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film follows the artist to the island where he finds the stone, and then shows how he carves it in the manner of his grandfather, who taught him the craft.