So Long Marianne on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1 – So Long, Marianne tells the legendary love story of Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen, and his muse Marianne Ihlen who inspired the titular song.
It’s an intimate tale of two lonely people falling in love during a period of their life when they are trying to figure out who they are and their place in the world, while one is becoming one of the most famous singers of all time. Their story crosses the world, travelling 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.
There, they joined legendary Australian novelists Charmian Clift and her husband George Johnston, the matriarch and patriarch of a bohemian group of writers, artists, poets, and outcasts who were exploring a new world of free love, drugs, and artistic freedom, but also experiencing the rivalries and jealousy that accompanied their intense, interwoven lives.
Leading the cast are Alex Wolff (The Line, Hereditary, Jumanji) as Leonard, with Thea Sofie Loch Næss (The Last Kingdom, Delete Me, A Storm For Christmas) playing Marianne. Joining them are Anna Torv (The Newsreader, The Last of Us, Mindhunter), Noah Taylor (Peaky Blinders, Game of Thrones) and Peter Stormare (American Gods, Fargo).
Episode One:
Marianne and Axel travel to the Greek island of Hydra, but their relationship is on the verge of falling apart. Leonard leaves Montreal in search of fortune on the same island.
So Long Marianne on SBS and SBS on Demand – New Series Premiere / Saturday 19 October at 9.55pm
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So Long Marianne on SBS and SBS on Demand S1E1
