Berlin Review: Andrew Dominik’s Nick Cave Documentary ‘This Much I Know To Be True’
deadline.comPart concert film, part character portrait, Andrew Dominik’s This Much I Know To Be True is another glimpse into the life and world of musician Nick Cave.
The Berlin Film Festival Berlinale Special documentary flits between interviews in his home to performances of the songs from his albums “Ghosteen” (with the Bad Seeds) and “Carnage” (with Warren Ellis).
The setting is a grand old building, and Dominik — who also shot the 2016 Cave doc One More Time With Feeling — frequently pulls back the curtain to show the filming process, whether it’s the dolly circling the singers on a track, or guest performer Marianne Faithfull demanding a touch-up before recording.If you’re a fan of Cave’s music, there’s plenty to enjoy as he builds up from confessional piano lullabies to angry political high-energy rants.
If you’re more intrigued about his character, then the real gems are elsewhere. The film opens with Cave explaining matter-of-factly that he retrained as a ceramicist when the pandemic hit, aware that he could no longer make a living as a performing artist.
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