Synopsis
Like all musicians in 2021, Nick Cave was unable to connect with his audience in person. He uses this concert film to break the vocal and instrumental silence, talk about himself and perform songs from “Ghosteen” and “Carnage”, with help from Warren Ellis.
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Cast
- Nick CaveSelf
- Warren EllisSelf
- Marianne FaithfullSelf
- Earl CaveSelf
- Andrew DominikSelf
- 90
Screen Daily
It’s simply executed but undeniably powerful in its lean, stripped back elegance. - 90
Variety
This remarkable performance documentary may be for the Nick Cave-curious exclusively, but for them (us) it is close to essential. - 83
IndieWire
This Much I Know to Be True mostly offers the simple pleasures of good songwriting, performed by charismatic singers, captured elegantly onscreen. And that’s not nothing! However, come the one-hour mark, Dominik does work in more interview footage, revealing a film in many ways structured as a response to its predecessor. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Perhaps more than anything, the doc celebrates the remarkable creative union between Cave and his chief collaborator and bandmate Warren Ellis. - 80
The Observer (UK)
The atmosphere is stripped down and austere, allowing the songs to speak for themselves as they transport us from this world to the next. - 80
NME
At the core of This Much I Know To Be True are sumptuously-shot performances of choice tracks from the Bad Seeds’ ethereal ‘Ghosteen’ and Cave & Ellis’ lockdown revelation record ‘Carnage’, all filmed in breathtaking arthouse style in an abandoned factory in Bristol. - 75
The Playlist
Those who have seen "One More Time With Feeling" will undoubtedly have a deeper appreciation for this follow-up companion piece, but — even for the ones unfamiliar with either Dominik’s or Cave’s work— This Much I Know To Be True still proves powerful even if consumed as a concert film alone. - 75
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This Much I Know to Be True might not dig as deep into the lives of Cave and Ellis as one might hope for a film billed as a documentary, but the performances captured here more than make up for that.