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

Awards
- 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

Not very good

This is a collection of short films in Australia about various aspects of life that presents with some kind of turning point.

I watched this for the big names such as Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne, Ann's I knew I probably wouldn't enjoy this film anyway. Indeed, the first segment is already not so good, it tells a story of a family spending Christmas together but they go to the wrong house. I can't quite work out what is so special about this story, apart from Cate's performance. The Rose Byrne story is the best out of the whole film, it tells a distinct change in life because of a significant turning point. The rest of the stories are not very good. The sand story is just ridiculous. I couldn't even understand it!