Marianne and Leonard: Words of Love - Leonard Cohen doc. with Little Interest but for Him

The verbose, disjointed doc. on the life of Leonard Cohen (b Canada 1934) is structured around the love story of the legendary poet/singer/song writer and his muse Marianne Ihlen (b Norway 1936).  The fractured biopic begins with Cohen living on the Greek Isle Hydra in 1960 where he meets Marianne. She's married with an infant at the time.  Marianne's marriage soon falls apart with her heart falling overboard to Leonard, a struggling, impoverished novelist.  Their love story is highlighted with archival footage of the handsome dark haired Leonard & fair haired beauty smiling, sailing & living a blissful bohemian lifestyle.  Marianne made it possible for Leonard to devout full-time to writing.  The intimate photos & homemade movies hold little interest to an outsider.  The voice overs are from friends & artists living in Hydra.  Marianne modestly claims she never found herself beautiful ,"my face is too round."  I agree with her assessment and puzzle over the circular lissom construct of the film.  Ihlen & Cohen's relationship was solid prior to his fame as and ebbs away with Cohen's rise to celebrity.  Their gossamer connection over the lifetime were only 7 years in the 60s.  Both passes away in 2016.  Although their loose thread acts as the ark for delving into the many fascinating incarnations of Cohen's life.  His battle with depression was omnipresent along with  an insatiable appetite for women &hallucinogens.  Judy Collins is the first to get Cohen onstage to sing one of his songs.  He suffered severe stage fright but achieved an immensely successful career writing, recording & performing his poetic/folksy songs spanning decades.  Acad. Award winning Amer. documentarian, D. A. Pennebaker & BAFTA winning British director Nick Broomfield  needed serious editing with many of the garrulous interviews from people on the periphery of Cohen's life especially the wife of an author friend.   Too much irritating time is allotted her as a self-proclaimed expert on Leonard's love life and the incapability of great artists to maintain stable relationships.  The recollections from band member Ron Cornelius (who sounds like Bill Clinton) are riveting and revealing.  Cohen's evolving genius as a writer & performer and his eccentric inhabitations from living in a monastery and his rise back from poverty & obscurity in his 70s are ample reasons for appreciating this doc.  It's dubious why the film attributes itself an iconic love story.  It serves as a zeitgeist into the 60s and loving tribute to a profound artist.  Cohen is a captivating character whose an amalgamation of Keats, Dylan, Simon, Guthrie and Dustin Hoffman yet an astoundingly talented & unique individual.