| Title |
Somersault |
| Released |
2004 |
| Production Year |
2004 |
| Director |
Cate Shortland
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| Countries of Production |
Australia |
| Comments |
Somersault was first screened at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival and received rave reviews.
Somersault was the winner of 13 âAustralian Film Instituteâ (AFI) Awards in 2004. The following awards included:
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Sam Worthington
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Erik Thompson
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Abbie Cornish
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Lynette Curran
Best Cinematographer: Robert Humphreys
Best Costume Design: Emily Seresin
Best Direction: Cate Shortland
Best Editing: Scott Gray
Best Film: Anthony Anderson
Best Original Music Score: Decoderring
Best Production Design: Melinda Doring
Best Screenplay, Original: Cate Shortland
Best Sound: Mark Blackwell, Peter D. Smith, Sam Petty
Abbie Cornish had some appearances in other movie and TV shows and had dabbled in the modeling world but this role kick started her career and landed her, her first award.
Somersault exploded onto the scene and grossed over AUD $2 million, the second highest grossing film of 2004 in Australia.
Cate Shortland developed this film over several years, spending a significant period of time in a rural town outside of Canberra, similar to âJindabyne.â Shortlandâs observations and experiences, showed in the film, giving it an authentic feel. So too, the extended time Shortland took to develop the film, gave depth and complexity to the characters. |
| Synopsis |
Somersault is a film about a young girl, who ventures out of home and encounters many different experiences. Somersault is a film that deals with adolescent struggles and focuses on the journey young girls, in particular, can take, experimenting with independence and their newfound sexuality. |
tags: Abbie Cornish Adolescents afi Anthony Anderson Australian cinema Cate Shortland Jindabyne New South Wales Film & Television Office Red Carpet Productions Sam Worthington Somersault
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| newspaper - After the drubbing The Age. 25-11-2004. p.n.p. |
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Gabriella Coslovich
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| Interesting, in-depth article about the Australian film industry, with perspectives from all sides of the story: film-maker Ana Kokkinos, FFC's Tait Brady an...[full record]
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| journal - Romantic Visions . |
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| web - Sunday : What's wrong with the Australian film industry? |
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Peter Thompson
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| Explores the fall of the Australian Film Industry, and 'Eucalyptus', on which the hopes for resurrection of the Australian film industry were pinned[full record]
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