Idiot Prayer (2020)
- Original title
- Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace
- Directed by
- Nick Cave
- Genre
- documentary film, concert film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Nick Cave performs alone at a piano in a grand empty hall. The film captures a single musician playing his songs in a quiet, personal setting.
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What happens
Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace is a concert film and live album by Australian musician Nick Cave. It was streamed globally to ticket holders online on 23 July 2020. It was filmed by cinematographer Robbie Ryan and features Cave performing solo on piano at Alexandra Palace in London. Although initially intended to be a one-time-only event, Idiot Prayer was released in extended form in cinemas on 5 November 2020 and as a live album on 20 November 2020. Idiot Prayer serves as the final film in a trilogy—along with 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) and One More Time with Feeling (2016)—and was described by Cave as "its luminous and heartfelt climax". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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