Another View 2014 / 20,000 Days on Earth / United Kingdom 2014
The 20,000th day in the life of Nick Cave begins with his alarm clock going off and ends with a walk on the beach. The precisely formulated structure of the piece allows the viewer to glimpse the inner workings of the creative, original and mesmeric Nick Cave, whose distinctive authorial style is firmly stamped on the film. For ninety-five minutes the viewer finds himself in the company of an immensely creative individual.
The 20,000th day in the life of Nick Cave begins with his alarm clock going off and ends with a walk on the beach. The inner workings of an immensely creative and multifaceted individual – musician, composer, screenwriter and novelist – are laid bare before the audience in this highly original, poetic and distinctive mosaic. Acted scenes alternate with actual footage within a precisely formulated film structure and it’s up to viewers to decide which of the film’s layers they will be gulled by and which they will see for what they are – Cave’s visit to see a therapist, who turns out to be the respected modern philosopher Alain de Botton; the drives along the Brighton seafront; and the witty snatches of conversation between Cave and his colleagues. Nick Cave turns directly to the camera to share his outlook on life and the world, but primarily his views on songwriting and artistic creativity. For ninety-five minutes the viewer finds himself in the exclusive company of a talented and mesmeric personality.
95 min / Color, DCP
Director Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
/ Screenplay Nick Cave, Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
/ Dir. of Photography Erik Wilson
/ Music Nick Cave, Warren Ellis
/ Editor Jonathan Amos
/ Producer Dan Bowen, James Wilson
/ Production Pulse Films
/ Coproduction JW Films, Film4, BFI, Corniche Pictures, Goldin Films
/ Cast Nick Cave, Ray Winstone, Blixa Bargeld, Kylie Minogue
/ Contact Asociace českých filmových klubů, HanWay Films
/ Distributor Asociace českých filmových klubů
www: www.20000daysonearth.com
Iain Forsyth (b. 1973, Manchester) and Jane Pollard (b. 1972, Newcastle) studied at Goldsmiths College in 1992-95 and have been working together ever since. Their live re-creation A Rock’N’Roll Suicide, inspired by David Bowie’s legendary performance as Ziggy Stardust, was the very first example of what is now a common technique in contemporary art, where highly-charged moments from art history are re-enacted and set in an entirely new context. The film 20,000 Days on Earth is their feature film debut, screened at Sundance and in the Panorama section at this year’s Berlin IFF.
Asociace českých filmových klubů
Stonky 860, 686 01, Uherské Hradiště
Czech Republic
Phone: +420 572 501 989
E-mail: [email protected]
HanWay Films
8 Basing Street, W11 1ET, London
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 207 290 0750
E-mail: [email protected]
Jan Jílek
Distributor, Festival Organizer
Iva Hejlíčková
Festival Organizer
Radana Korená
Distributor, Festival Organizer
Michal Surma
Distributor, Festival Organizer
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