Press & Updates
Make the Switch
Jess Fenton
September 22, 2013
If there’s one word to describe this collective work, it’s exquisite. An undertaking of this scope and size shouldn’t technically work, but it does. Australia’s rich and diverse landscape and cultures somehow manages to produce a unique and cohesive grand picture that reaches every human aspect.
In a work of quality over quantity, the film boasts come of Australia’s most loved and revered actors, including Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Richard Roxburgh, Susie Porter and Rose Byrne – each one turning in hauntingly beautiful portrayals of subtlety and pain.
More than simply a film, ‘The Turning’ is art and should be viewed as such. At 181 minutes, this is a marathon, not a sprint – imagine a slow walk through an exhibition, letting each piece wash over you, as each new work only enhances that last.
