Review of Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love (2019) by Kenneth Turan for Los Angeles Times — 03 Jul 2019

Because Ihlen was never the public figure that the often idolized Cohen was, “Words of Love” eventually becomes as much a documentary on him as a record of a relationship. But that relationship does have pride of place, and as described by the participants in vintage audio and by people who knew him in contemporary interviews, it does fascinate.