Burning Man (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Burning Man

| image = Burning Man (film) film poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Jonathan Teplitzky

| producer = Andy Paterson
Jonathan Teplitzky

| writer = Jonathan Teplitzky

| starring = Matthew Goode
Bojana Novakovic

| music = Lisa Gerrard

| cinematography = Garry Phillips

| editing = Martin Connor

| distributor = Paramount Pictures{{cite web|title=Paramount and Transmission renew pact in Australia|website=Screen International|first=Sandy|last=George|date=8 March 2011|access-date=16 November 2021|url=https://www.screendaily.com/distribution/paramount-and-transmission-renew-pact-in-australia/5024635.article}}
Transmission Films

| released = {{Film date|2011|9|10|Toronto|2011|11|17|Australia|df=yes}}

| runtime = 109 minutes

| country = Australia

| language = English

}}

Burning Man is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky.{{cite book |title=International Film Guide 2012 |first=Ian Hayden |last=Smith |year= 2012 |isbn= 978-1908215017 |page= 66}}{{cite web |url=http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2011/burningman |title=Burning Man |accessdate=8 April 2012 |work=Toronto Film Festival |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501030644/http://tiff.net/filmsandschedules/tiff/2011/burningman |archive-date=1 May 2012 |url-status=dead}}

Plot

Burning Man tells the story of Tom (Matthew Goode), a British chef in a Bondi restaurant, who seems to have chosen to disobey his boss, and his actions are tolerated by everyone around him. As Tom descends into darkness from a car crash in his Volkswagen, pieces of a different story start to emerge. Every woman around him tries, in different ways, to help Tom put himself back together.

Cast

Matthew Goode as Tom
Bojana Novakovic as Sarah
Essie Davis as Karen
Rachel Griffiths as Miriam
Kerry Fox as Sally
Anthony Hayes as Brian
Jack Heanly as Oscar
Kate Beahan as Lesley
Gia Carides as Carol
Marta Dusseldorp as Lisa
Robyn Malcolm as Kathryn
Garry McDonald as Dr Burgess

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of {{RT data|score}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/burning_man|title=Burning Man|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango|access-date={{RT data|access date}}}}

Fiona Williams of SBS awarded the film four stars out of five, observing that the film is an "experiential kaleidoscope of sex, love, and the numbing nihilism that accompanies a traumatic event." She also notes that "Burning Man manages to bring energy, originality and depth to a storyline that is itself something of a trope: ‘The Cancer Film’."{{cite news | title=Burning Man (review) | work=SBS | url= http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/12854/Burning-Man |first=Fiona |last=Williams | accessdate=14 February 2013}}

Accolades

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Award ! Category ! Subject ! Result
rowspan=13\|AACTA Award (2nd) \|rowspan=2\|Best Film \|Andy Paterson \|{{nom}}
rowspan=3\|Jonathan Teplitzky \|{{nom}}
Best Direction \|{{nom}}
Best Original Screenplay \|{{nom}}
Best Actor \|Matthew Goode \|{{nom}}
Best Supporting Actress \|Essie Davis \|{{nom}}
Best Cinematography \|Garry Phillips \|{{nom}}
Best Editing \|Martin Connor \|{{nom}}
rowspan=3\|Best Sound \|David Lee \|{{nom}}
Gethin Creagh \|{{nom}}
Andrew Plain \|{{nom}}
Best Production Design \|Steven Jones-Evans \|{{nom}}
Best Costume Design \|Lizzy Gardiner \|{{nom}}
rowspan=2\|Australian Film Critics Association Awards \|Best Actor \|Matthew Goode \|{{nom}}
Best Editing \|rowspan=2\|Martin Connor \|{{won}}
ASE Award \|Best Editing in a Feature Film \|{{won}}
rowspan=3\|Australian Screen Sound Guild Award \|rowspan=3\|Best Sound Mixing \|David Lee \|{{nom}}
Gethin Creagh \|{{nom}}
Andrew Plain \|{{nom}}
AWGIE Award \|Feature Film - Original \|Jonathan Teplitzky \|{{won}}
rowspan=11\|Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards \|rowspan=2\|Best Film \|Andy Paterson \|{{nom}}
rowspan=3\|Jonathan Teplitzky \|{{nom}}
Best Director \|{{nom}}
Best Screenplay \|{{nom}}
Best Actor \|Matthew Goode \|{{nom}}
Best Actress \|Bojana Novakovic \|{{nom}}
Best Supporting Actress \|Essie Davis \|{{nom}}
Best Young Actor \|Jack Heanly \|{{nom}}
Best Cinematography \|Garry Phillips \|{{nom}}
Best Editor \|Martin Connor \|{{won}}
Best Music Score \|rowspan=2\|Lisa Gerrard \|{{won}}
Australian Screen Music Award \|Feature Film Score of the Year \|{{won}}

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Award

! Category

! Subject

! Result

rowspan=13|AACTA Award
(2nd)

|rowspan=2|Best Film

|Andy Paterson

|{{nom}}

rowspan=3|Jonathan Teplitzky

|{{nom}}

Best Direction