| Burning Man | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Jonathan Teplitzky |
| Written by | Jonathan Teplitzky |
| Produced by | Andy Paterson Jonathan Teplitzky |
| Starring | Matthew Goode Bojana Novakovic |
| Cinematography | Garry Phillips |
| Edited by | Martin Connor |
| Music by | Lisa Gerrard |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures [1] Transmission Films [1] |
Release dates |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Burning Man is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Jonathan Teplitzky. [2] [3]
Burning Man tells the story of Tom (Matthew Goode), a British chef in a Bondi restaurant, who seems to have chosen to disobey his boss, and his actions are tolerated by everyone around him. As Tom descends into darkness from a car crash in his Volkswagen, pieces of a different story start to emerge. Every woman around him tries, in different ways, to help Tom put himself back together.
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 74%. [4]
Fiona Williams of SBS awarded the film four stars out of five, observing that the film is an "experiential kaleidoscope of sex, love, and the numbing nihilism that accompanies a traumatic event." She also notes that "Burning Man manages to bring energy, originality and depth to a storyline that is itself something of a trope: ‘The Cancer Film’." [5]
| Award | Category | Subject | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| AACTA Award (2nd) | Best Film | Andy Paterson | Nominated |
| Jonathan Teplitzky | Nominated | ||
| Best Direction | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Matthew Goode | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Essie Davis | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Garry Phillips | Nominated | |
| Best Editing | Martin Connor | Nominated | |
| Best Sound | David Lee | Nominated | |
| Gethin Creagh | Nominated | ||
| Andrew Plain | Nominated | ||
| Best Production Design | Steven Jones-Evans | Nominated | |
| Best Costume Design | Lizzy Gardiner | Nominated | |
| Australian Film Critics Association Awards | Best Actor | Matthew Goode | Nominated |
| Best Editing | Martin Connor | Won | |
| ASE Award | Best Editing in a Feature Film | Won | |
| Australian Screen Sound Guild Award | Best Sound Mixing | David Lee | Nominated |
| Gethin Creagh | Nominated | ||
| Andrew Plain | Nominated | ||
| AWGIE Award | Feature Film - Original | Jonathan Teplitzky | Won |
| Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards | Best Film | Andy Paterson | Nominated |
| Jonathan Teplitzky | Nominated | ||
| Best Director | Nominated | ||
| Best Screenplay | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor | Matthew Goode | Nominated | |
| Best Actress | Bojana Novakovic | Nominated | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Essie Davis | Nominated | |
| Best Young Actor | Jack Heanly | Nominated | |
| Best Cinematography | Garry Phillips | Nominated | |
| Best Editor | Martin Connor | Won | |
| Best Music Score | Lisa Gerrard | Won | |
| Australian Screen Music Award | Feature Film Score of the Year | Won | |