The Turning

2013
R
3h

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

1.6K

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A collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.

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A collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.A collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.A collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.8/10

1.6K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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- 6 wins & 9 nominations total

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Trivia
The animated segment is based on the poem, 'Ash Wednesday', by T.S. Eliot.

Alternate versions
A 90-minute version for TV broadcast (on ABC1 in Australia) contains only 8 of the 17 stories, re-edited into a new running order: "Reunion", "Aquifer", "On Her Knees", "The Turning", "Long, Clear View", "Commission", "Cockleshell", and "Sand". The remaining 9 stories not included were made available online at ABC iView for two weeks from the time of broadcast (23 February, 2013).

Soundtracks
Jazz Suite No. 2 (Waltz No.2)
(segment 'Long Clear View')
Written by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performed by Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (as Berlin Radio Symphony), conducted by Steven Sloane

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Featured review

6/10

Real and deep

Most movies with multiple stories are shallow even if well acted. The script, acting, and stories are all emotional - sharing life at a precipice of sorts, a turning point, where emotions and feelings change. As those of us who have lived a bit, those turning points are often revealing and emotional, and change our outlook.

Some reviews of this moving denied the reality of life's challenges - this is not a film of Disney characters or where a Marvel character saves the world - just super acting by many superb actors in emotional scenes.

Whether it be seeing a divorced dad with a son he doesn't know or reliving painful memories or living painful lives, I applaud the directing of diverse stories with a similar tenor : life's challenges being shown and felt.