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Fast Forward ‘So Long, Marianne,’ another upcoming Leonard Cohen miniseries, focuses on his 1960s years
“So Long, Marianne” will follow a young Cohen during his years-long relationship with muse Marianne Ihlen during their extended sojourn on the Greek Isle of Hydra
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