The Turning

A collection of 17 short films, each episode drawn from a different chapter of the book.

Each of the individual pieces to this film is a minor masterpiece, poignant in its own way, familiar stories of longing and regret in an unmistakably Australian setting. Presented as one three hour movie, "The Turning" asks much of its audience. The trouble is that the central linking thread is not always apparent, as each piece has its own writer, director and cast. It's not straightforward to spot the same characters in different stories; they're more connected in the book than they appear on the screen. Quite a turn of events.

MIFF 2013
180 mins