The Turning

Jonathan auf der Heide (2013)

106min

15 Certificate

Review

Our Score

by Damon Wise

Although quite a few famous Australian faces (Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving) pepper this ambitious attempt to translate Tim Winton's book of short stories into an experimental collage of short films, it was first conceived as an art project, and is perhaps best viewed that way. It's also worth noting that, to those unfamiliar with the book, certain characters recur, to be reinterpreted by different directors and actors. The result is fitfully interesting but jarring in one (very) long session, offering tales from modern life in a Western Australian town that deal with battered wives, frustrated lives and - most consistently - the pains and rituals of growing up. The penultimate story, in which a couple meet on a train, is told entirely through interpretative dance, and threatens to be a step too far. But, surprisingly, its organic, intuitive storytelling makes it one of the best entries and offers a refreshing break from some of the darker realism here.

Cast & Crew

Gail Lang Cate Blanchett

Raelene Rose Byrne

Bob Lang Hugo Weaving

Sherry Miranda Otto

Vic Lang Richard Roxburgh

Vic Lang Harrison Gilbertson

Max Matt Nable

Director Jonathan auf der Heide

Director Tony Ayres

Director Jub Clerc

Director Robert Connolly

Director Shaun Gladwell

Director Rhys Graham

Director Justin Kurzel

Director Yaron Lifschitz

Director Anthony Lucas

Director Claire McCarthy

Director Ian Meadows

Director Ashlee Page

Director Stephen Page

Director Simon Stone

Director Warwick Thornton

Director Marieka Walsh

Director Mia Wasikowska

Director David Wenham

Other Information

Language: EnglishColourTheatrical distributor: Soda PicturesGuidance: Violence, swearing, sex scenes.Available on: DVDReleased on: 6 Feb 2015

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