The Turning (2013 film)
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Turning
| image = The Turning poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = The Turning Ensemble
| producer = Robert Connolly
Maggie Miles
The Turning Ensemble
| screenplay = The Turning Ensemble
| based_on = The Turning by
Tim Winton
| starring = Cate Blanchett
Rose Byrne
Hugo Weaving
Miranda Otto
| music = The Turning Ensemble
| cinematography = The Turning Ensemble
| editing = The Turning Ensemble
| studio = Level K
Arenamedia
Media Super
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| distributor = Madman Entertainment{{cite web|title=The Turning-Australian Box Office|work=Box Office Mojo|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl4286547201/weekend/}}
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2013|08|03|Melbourne International Film Festival|2014|09|26}}
| runtime = 180 minutes
| country = Australia
| language = English
| budget =
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The Turning is a 2013 Australian anthology drama film{{cite web | url=https://www.flicks.com.au/movie/the-turning-2013/ | title=The Turning (2013) | Where to watch streaming and online in Australia | Flicks }} based on a 2004 collection of short stories by Tim Winton. It premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 3 August 2013. It was nominated for the 2013 Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film,{{cite web|url=http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/the-awards/nominees-2013/|title=Winners & Nominees 2013|accessdate=2013-12-19|work=asiapacificscreenacademy.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131220023947/http://www.asiapacificscreenacademy.com/the-awards/nominees-2013/|archivedate=20 December 2013|df=dmy-all}} and was screened in the Berlinale Special Galas section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.{{Cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_21524.html |title=Berlinale Special 2014 |accessdate=18 January 2014|work=Berlinale}}
Cast
- Cate Blanchett as Gail Lang ("Reunion")
- Libby Tanner as Gail Lang ("Damaged Goods")
- Hugo Weaving as Bob Lang
- Miranda Otto as Sherry
- Rose Byrne as Rae
- Mirrah Foulkes as Fay Keenan
- Harrison Gilbertson as Victor
- Callan Mulvey as David Wilson
- Myles Pollard as Dan
- Susie Porter as Carol
- Matt Nable as Max
- Meyne Wyatt as Frank Leaper
Dougie Baldwin as vic lang
Production
18 directors worked on the film, including Mia Wasikowska, David Wenham, and Stephen Page who made their directorial debuts. Initially, Cate Blanchett also intended to direct before switching to an acting role, with Simon Stone taking her place behind the camera.
Film crew
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FOG
- Jonathan auf der Heide (writer / director)
- Tenille Kennedy (producer)
- Jethro Woodward (composer)
- Ellery Ryan (cinematographer)
- Billy Browne (editor)
FAMILY
- Shaun Gladwell (director)
- Katherine Slattery (producer)
- Emily Ballou (writer)
- Kazumichi Grime (composer)
- Jeremy Rouse (cinematographer)
- Jesse Watt (editor)
DAMAGED GOODS
- Anthony Lucas (producer / director)
- Kris Mrksa (writer)
- Cameron Patrick (composer)
- Jody Muston (cinematographer)
- Annabelle Johnson (editor)
SAND
- Stephen Page (director)
- John Harvey (producer)
- Justin Monjo (writer)
- Guy Gross (composer)
- Bonnie Elliott (cinematographer)
LONG, CLEAR VIEW
- Mia Wasikowska (writer / director)
- Stefan Duscio (cinematographer)
- Mat Evans (editor)
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COCKLESHELL
- Tony Ayres (director)
- Julie Eckersley (producer)
- Marcel Dorney (writer)
- Iain Grandage (composer)
- Germain McMicking (cinematographer)
SMALL MERCIES
- Rhys Graham (writer / director)
- Katherine Slattery (producer)
- Flynn Wheeler (composer)
- Stefan Duscio (cinematographer)
THE TURNING
- Claire McCarthy (writer / director)
- Sue Italiano (producer)
- Denson Baker (cinematographer)
- Beckett Broda (editor)
REUNION
- Simon Stone (director)
- Jo Dyer (producer)
- Andrew Upton (writer)
- Andrew Lesnie (cinematographer)
- Dany Cooper (editor)
COMMISSION
- David Wenham (writer / director)
- Tenille Kennedy (producer)
- Steve Nieve (composer)
- Andrew Commis (cinematographer)
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ABBREVIATION
- Jub Clerc (writer / director)
- Liz Kearney (producer)
- Robert Woods (composer)
- Geoffrey Simpson (cinematographer)
BONER McPHARLIN'S MOLL
- Justin Kurzel (writer / director)
- Sarah Shaw (producer)
- Hat Fitz (composer)
- Andrew Commis (cinematographer)
- Michael J. Lutman (editor)
DEFENDER
- Ian Meadows (writer / director)
- Rita Walsh (producer)
- Steve Francis (composer)
- John Brawley (cinematographer)
- Gabriel Dowrick (editor)
BIG WORLD
- Warwick Thornton (writer / director / cinematographer)
- Andrew Lancaster (composer)
- Roland Gallois (editor)
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AQUIFER
- Robert Connolly (director)
- Tenille Kennedy (producer)
- Justin Monjo (writer)
- Stephen Rae (composer)
- Denson Baker (cinematographer)
- Andy Canny (editor)
IMMUNITY
- Yaron Lifschitz (director)
- Alex Barnes & Ben Knapton (producers)
- Circa Contemporary Circus (writer)
- Ryan Walsh (composer)
- Robert Humphreys (cinematographer)
ON HER KNEES
- Ashlee Page (writer / director)
- Sonya Humphrey (producer)
- Michael Darren (composer)
- Miles Rowland (cinematographer)
ASH WEDNESDAY
- Marieka Walsh (writer / director)
- Donna Chang (producer)
- David Whittaker (editor)
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90-minute broadcast version
File:Rose Byrne filming "The Turning" in Australia.jpg filming The Turning, 2012.]]
The Turning was heavily cut down and rearranged for broadcast on ABC1, debuting on 23 February 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/02/airdate-tim-wintons-the-turning.html|title=Airdate: Tim Winton's The Turning|website=TVTonight.com.au|first=David|last=Knox|date=19 February 2014|accessdate=8 April 2016}} Running for approximately 90 minutes (as opposed to the 180-minute theatrical cut), only eight of the original 17 stories were included: "Reunion", "Aquifer", "On Her Knees", "The Turning", "Long, Clear View", "Commission", "Cockleshell", and "Sand". The remaining nine stories were made available online as multi-platform ABC iView content.
Reception
{{Rotten Tomatoes prose|86|6.6|28|Australia at its most sublime, The Turning blends top-tier talent with great views and winding narrative roads.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_turning/|title=The Turning|work=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=11 June 2023}}
=Awards and nominations=
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Award
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rowspan=9|AACTA Awards (3rd) |rowspan=3|Best Film |{{nom}} |
Maggie Miles
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rowspan=3|The Turning Ensemble
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Best Direction
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Best Adapted Screenplay
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Best Actor
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Best Actress
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Best Supporting Actress
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Best Editing
|The Turning Ensemble |{{nom}} |
References
External links
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- {{IMDb title|2322641|The Turning}}
- {{Facebook|theturningmovie|The Turning}}
{{Tony Ayres}}
{{Robert Connolly}}
{{Justin Kurzel}}
{{Warwick Thornton}}
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Category:Films set in Australia
Category:Films shot in Australia
Category:Australian drama films
Category:Australian anthology films
Category:Films based on short fiction