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This Much I Know to Be True

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This Much I Know to Be True

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Documentary. Nick Cave and Warren Ellis perform songs from their Bad Seeds albums Ghosteen and Carnage, and discuss their close working relationship and creative process.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Kevin Harley

The singer Nick Cave's second documentary with director Andrew Dominik is much more than just a fiercely potent performance piece. The film begins during the lockdown of 2020, as Cave takes government advice and retrains as a surprisingly decent ceramicist. But, as live music resumes, it's his rehearsals with violinist and collaborator Warren Ellis that galvanise Cave. Shot without live audiences, these expressively lit performances highlight the mournful intensity of Cave's songs, marked profoundly by the death of his 15-year-old son, Arthur, in 2015. While Cave talked about his grief in Dominik's 2016 film, One More Time with Feeling, here the singer discusses - with wry warmth - his bond with Ellis and his ongoing pursuit of purpose in life. Featuring a deeply affecting cameo from a frail yet fiery Marianne Faithfull, the result is a piercing dispatch from the heart of personal and collective trauma, conveyed in searing song.

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Cast

rolenameNick CaveNick CaveWarren EllisWarren Ellis (1)Marianne FaithfullMarianne Faithfull

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rolenameDirectorAndrew Dominik

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Theatrical distributor

Trafalgar

Released on

2022-05-11

Languages

English

Formats

Colour

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