Film No. 54 (2014) August 9th. 11:00 AM LUNA Leederville.
Nick Cave is a very talented communicator. After all he works hard enough at his craft. In 20,000 Days on Earth he tells his audience that in a typical day he gets up, writes, watches television, writes some more then goes to bed and sleeps.
It is early in the film that we learn of his metronymic habits. The film, using fictional interludes, takes us through the 20,000th day of Mr Cave's life. A day which includes more than his initial summary and which was, quite obviously, shot over a period of weeks, perhaps even months.
I'm not a Nick Cave fanatic; but if you are then this film will quench much of your thirst for all things Cave. He sings a few of his latest works, he chats to a selection of his mates including Ray Winstone and Kylie Minogue while driving, as he reflects on his past. Kylie is particularly charismatic in her giggly, reflective way. Then finally, he brings us on stage as he performs in just one of his live concerts.
All in all 20,000 Days can best be described as an unconventional music documentary. Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard have been well rewarded for their well shot, well edited feature. Me, well I found it to be a little dull, fractionally long and a touch self indulgent. But then again I'm not a Nick Cave fanatic! 7GUMS.
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