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Leonard Cohen made a name for himself as a singer-songwriter, poet and novelist, but it is his legendary love story with Marianne Ihlen that takes center stage in So Long, Marianne<\/em>. The drama series, named for the eponymous song penned by Cohen, has already been sold into a slew of markets by Cineflix Rights, which is highlighting the project at the London TV Screenings. It is also the first Canadian drama to be presented in Series Mania\u2019s International Competition category.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt started all the way back in 2018 when I heard a radio documentary on NRK about the relationship between Marianne and Leonard,\u201d recalls Ingeborg Klyve, executive producer for Redpoint Productions. \u201cI mentioned the beautiful love story to writer and director \u00d8ystein Karlsen, and he was keen on trying to adapt the story, so we went to NRK and got the first stage of development.\u00a0Then came a year of reading books, talking to relatives and people who had lived on Hydra at that time, watching documentaries and reading old newspapers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eventually, the team started talking to Tony Wood, CEO of Buccaneer Media, who joined the project, and Cineflix Rights came on as the exclusive distribution partner. \u201cWe did four drafts of the script, and we got Jo Nesb\u00f8 on board to write the last two episodes, and in the final stage of writing, Tony, \u00d8ystein and I did the adjustments about a month prior to starting principal photography,\u201d Klyve explains. \u201cSo, it was a long process.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Cineflix, the decision to come on board was an easy one, according to Tom Misselbrook, senior VP of scripted sales and development at Cineflix Rights. \u201cFrom the incredible true story itself, coupled with the world-class creative team in \u00d8ystein Karlsen and Jo Nesb\u00f8 and our brilliant producing partners Redpoint Productions, Buccaneer and C3 Media and their ambitions for the series, it had all the elements of what we look for in a project, and we\u2019re incredibly proud of how this has all come together. It\u2019s truly a unique and standout piece of television, and it makes for an excellent addition to our ever-expanding and exciting scripted slate.\u201d<\/p>\n

The love story of Cohen and Marianne crosses the world, from Norway to Greece, New York and Montreal, with the majority of the series filmed on the picturesque Greek island of Hydra, where they lived during the 1960s.<\/p>\n

While Cohen\u2019s work is well-known, the details of his life on Hydra before he became a singer-songwriter, poet and novelist are probably less so. Klyve believes people will be surprised to learn through the series that \u201che was dead broke\u2014as were most of the expats on the island\u2014that his first two books sold about 400 copies each, how he met Marianne, that he went to Norway and, surprisingly, that he was so afraid to perform, but despite his anxiety, he pressed himself to go on stage and eventually became the icon he ended up being\u2014and still is.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series delves into the idea of how important it is to never give up on your dream, as well as how important it is to trust your talent and be honest with yourself. It also drives home that, at the end of the day, each and every one of us is responsible for our own decisions. \u201cAlso, one of the best things about the story is that it shows it\u2019s okay to not be perfect,\u201d says Klyve. \u201cThere is nothing perfect about humanity. There isn\u2019t an Instagram version of life that is real. We all get up in the morning and do our best, but every single person you see online or pass on the streets has problems just like me and you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Led by showrunner Karlsen,\u00a0So Long, Marianne<\/em>\u00a0tells one of the most epic love stories of the 20th century, \u201csomething that ultimately influenced and shaped the career of one of the most revered musicians of all time\u2014so there is naturally a lot of intrigue and excitement around this series already,\u201d says Misselbrook.<\/p>\n

The cast is also a draw, counting Alex Wolff (Oppenheimer<\/em>,\u00a0A Quiet Place: Day One<\/em>) as Cohen and Thea Sofie Loch N\u00e6ss (The Last Kingdom<\/em>) opposite him as Marianne, as well as standout turns from Anna Torv (The Last of Us<\/em>,\u00a0The Newsreader<\/em>) and Noah Taylor (Foundation<\/em>,\u00a0Peaky Blinders<\/em>).<\/p>\n

A number of premium broadcasters are already on board, including NRK in Norway, Bell Media\u2019s Crave in Canada, ITV in the U.K., NDR in Germany and Cosmote TV in Greece. This sales roster is \u201ca testament to the strength of the series, so we\u2019re looking forward to taking this out to the wider market soon and have high ambitions for the series,\u201d Misselbrook adds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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