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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
The film depicts a fictitious 24 hour period in the life of [[Australians|Australian]] musician, model, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and actor [[Nick Cave]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Movie review|url=http://md-eksperiment.org/etv_pages.php?album_id=191&category=kino|accessdate=5 October 2014}}</ref> prior and during the recording of his 2013 album ''[[Push the Sky Away]].''
The new Nick Cave narrative "20,000 Days On Earth" is less about the man, all the more about the innovative methodology of a craftsman. Also in conversing with its co-chiefs, Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth, it gets to be evident that they're as saturated with the methodology of making workmanship as the man himself. The pair surely respect Cave's virtue and concentrate as a musical performer, performing artist and author, both likewise sticking to the criticalness of catching the minute in the most uncontrived way conceivable, which makes the created nature of quite a bit of their film incomprehensible yet exciting.

Two English movie producers attempting to understand the life and work of an Australian provocateur, who himself exists in England nowadays, however he's additionally existed in Berlin, South America and obviously Warracknabeal in the Australian condition of Victoria, where he was conceived, is much like some person gazing at the moon without a telescope. They can see the man, yet how to draw sufficiently near to comprehend him? As opposed to endeavor to pick away the greatest number of layers of his mind and soul as they would, they be able to depend on truth and genuineness rising in impossible ways.

An extensive session with acclaimed psychoanalyst Darian Leader gives a cozy stage to Cave to discuss his youth. The amusement of a Nick Cave document licenses him to think back about essential minutes in his vocation, for example, the two part harmony Where the Wild Roses Grow, his just number one single, with Kylie Minogue. At that point Cave is demonstrated driving Minogue around in his auto, talking about their doubtful blending. He likewise takes previous Bad Seeds musical accomplice Blixa Bargeld for a drive, the trip taking them far back, yet additionally a bit forward, in powerful ways. What's more British character performing artist Ray Winstone additionally gets a lift, going ahead the heels of Cave's examination with the psychoanalyst.

Most tellingly, a few live arrangements, including one show performed particularly for the producers to catch, uncover the crudeness of Cave's front, uncovering the man behind the veil even as he assumes a part for the revering group of onlookers. This is Cave in his component, scoffing and reeling at the swarm as he intones fanciful words about sex and passing and affection and God. A pestilent evangelist he definitely is, however there's delicacy there as well, comprehension, a reasonable feeling of the delicacy of feeling and information. Quick forward to the end of the film, where Cave consumes pizza and watches Scarface with his two youthful young men, and we've been demonstrated a side of the craftsman few individuals see. He's simply a man, a father, a significant other, a companion, who happens to put the world in a twist with his craft.


==Releases==
==Releases==

Revision as of 17:17, 13 August 2015

20,000 Days on Earth
Theatrical release poster
Directed byIain Forsyth
Jane Pollard
Written byIain Forsyth
Jane Pollard
Nick Cave
Produced byDan Bowen
Alex Dunnett
James Wilson
CinematographyErik Wilson
Edited byJonathan Amos
Music byWarren Ellis
Production
companies
Corniche Pictures
BFI
Film4
Pulse Films
Distributed byDrafthouse Films
Release dates
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2,095,156[1]

20,000 Days on Earth is a 2014 British documentary musical drama film co-written and directed by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard.[2][3] Nick Cave also co-wrote the script with Forsyth and Pollard. The film premiered in-competition in the World Cinema Documentary Competition at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2014.[4][5] It won two Awards at the festival.[6][7]

After its premiere at Sundance Film Festival, Drafthouse Films acquired distribution rights of the film.[8][9] The film released on September 17, 2014 in United States.[10]

Synopsis

The film depicts a fictitious 24 hour period in the life of Australian musician, model, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and actor Nick Cave,[11] prior and during the recording of his 2013 album Push the Sky Away.

Releases

The film also premiered at 64th Berlin International Film Festival in Panorama Dokumente section, in February 2014[12][13][14] and at the 2014 True/False Film Festival.[15] It also served as the opening night film at 2014 Sydney Film Festival on June 4, 2014.[16][17]

It released on September 19, 2014 in United Kingdom.[18]

Reception

20,000 Days on Earth received general acclaim upon its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 97% of 38 film critics have given the film a positive review, with a rating average of 7.4 out of 10.[19] On Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 reviews from film critics, the film holds an average score of 84, based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[20]

Cory Everett of Indiewire praised the film and said that "While the doc should prove essential for Nick Cave fans, it should be inspiring for those interested in the creative process or anyone searching for their muse."[21]

John Semley of Slant Magazine gave the film two and a half stars out of four and said that "While the film is seemingly accessible as a portrait of an artist who seems particularly attuned to his own creative process, and particularly adept at describing this attunement, it's unlikely that many who aren't already whole-hog Bad Seeds fans would be able to stomach much of Cave's self-styled pomposity."[22]

Rob Nelson, in his review for Variety, praised the film by saying that "This innovative study of Nick Cave playfully disguises itself as fiction while more than fulfilling the requirements of a biographical documentary."[23]

David Rooney in his review for The Hollywood Reporter said that "What makes 20,000 Days on Earth distinctive is that it provides an overview of the man and his art while creating the illusion that this has come together organically -- out of poetic ruminations, casual encounters, ghost-like visitations and good old Freudian psychoanalysis."[24]

Accolades

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014 Sundance Film Festival World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentary Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Nominated
Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Won[6][7]
Editing Award: World Cinema Documentary Jonathan Amos Won[6][7]
Sydney Film Festival Best Film Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Nominated
International Istanbul Film Festival International Competition: FIPRESCI Prize Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Won[25]
Festival de Cinéma de la Ville de Québec International Competition: Grand Prix competition - official feature Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Won[26]
Athens International Film Festival Music & Films Competition: Golden Athena Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard Won[27]

References

  1. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=20000daysonearth.htm
  2. ^ "How Nick Cave Lost His V-Card, and More From the Rocker's Sundance Doc". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Drafthouse Films Will Release Nick Cave Doc '20,000 Days on Earth'". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Sundance 2014: World Cinema Documentary Competition". Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  5. ^ "Sundance 2014: '20,000 Days On Earth' for Nick Cave as man & myth". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  6. ^ a b c "Sundance: 'Whiplash' & 'Rich Hill' Win Grand Jury Awards; Dramatic Directing Goes To Cutter Hodierne For 'Fishing Without Nets'". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "'Whiplash' Owns the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Awards Netting Two Top Prizes". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Berlin: Drafthouse Picks Up Nick Cave's '20,000 Days on Earth' for North America". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  9. ^ "Berlin: Nick Cave's '20,000 Days on Earth' Gets U.S. Distribution". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  10. ^ "'20,000 Days On Earth' Gets a Pleasantly Chaotic Poster Featuring Nick Cave". Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Movie review". Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Berlinale Lines Up 10 World Premieres for Panorama Dokumente Section". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  13. ^ "20,000 Days on Earth - Berlin Film Festival 2014". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  14. ^ "British film beefs up Berlin Film Festival". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  15. ^ "True/False movie review: '20,000 Days on Earth'". Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  16. ^ "Sydney Film Festival 2014 Announces Opening Night Film". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  17. ^ "20,000 Days on Earth offers chance to get close to Nick Cave". Retrieved 12 April 2014.
  18. ^ "Nick Cave to perform live at Barbican screening of '20,000 Days On Earth' documentary". Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  19. ^ "20,000 Days on Earth (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  20. ^ "20,000 Days on Earth (2014): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks. Retrieved 2014-05-29.
  21. ^ "Sundance Review: Nick Cave Docudrama '20,000 Days On Earth'". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  22. ^ "'20,000 Days on Earth' - Film Review". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  23. ^ "Sundance Film Review: '20,000 Days on Earth'". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  24. ^ "20,000 Days on Earth: Sundance Review". Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  25. ^ "33rd Istanbul International Film Festival, 2014". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  26. ^ "FCVQ Awards". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  27. ^ "Protothema News". Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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