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The Song

1991 · 18 min

A hushed, intimate fly-on-the-wall glimpse of musicians at work, all cigarette smoke, concentration and late-night studio atmosphere.

Directed by: Uli M Schüppel
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld

Overview: A documentary that follows the recording process over three days and nights of "(I'll Love You) Till the End of the World" by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. A new version of the documentary appeared in 2005, and on the 2019 Criterion release of Wim Wenders' film UNTIL THE END OF THE WORLD.

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Directed by: Uli M Schüppel
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
music
work
obsession
Places: workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Realism	9
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