Dirt Music (film)

Dirt Music
Australian theatrical release poster
Directed byGregor Jordan
Screenplay byJack Thorne
Based onDirt Music
by Tim Winton
Produced by
Starring
CinematographySam Chiplin
Edited byPia Di Ciaula
Music byCraig Armstrong
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures International
Focus Features[1]
Release dates
  • 11 September 2019 (2019-09-11) (TIFF)
  • 8 October 2020 (2020-10-08) (Australia)
Running time
105 minutes
Countries
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
Box office$483,445[2]

Dirt Music is a 2019 romantic drama film directed by Gregor Jordan, based on the 2001 novel of the same name by Tim Winton. It stars Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Macdonald, and David Wenham.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on 11 September 2019.[3] It was released in Australia on 8 October 2020 by Universal Pictures.[4]

Premise

A poacher is chased through the Australian outback after his affair with a woman is discovered.

Cast

Production

It was announced in August 2018 that Garrett Hedlund and Kelly Macdonald were cast to star in the adaptation of Tim Winton's novel.[5] In October, the supporting cast, including David Wenham, was added, with filming beginning in Kimberley, Western Australia, and would also film in Perth and Esperance.[1]

Reception

Dirt Music received generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 27% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "As beautifully filmed as it is emotionally hollow, Dirt Music goes digging for romance but only buries the audience in mounds of melodrama."[6] Film reviewer, Luke Buckmaster, referred to it as an "only intermittently engaging film".[7]

References

  1. ^ a b 'Dirt Music' Under Way; David Wenham, Cornerstone, Focus Join Kelly Macdonald-Garrett Hedlund Pic
  2. ^ The Numbers
  3. ^ "Dirt Music".
  4. ^ Bizzaca, Caris (29 September 2020). "Podcast – Gregor Jordan: Directing Dirt Music". Screen Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  5. ^ Garrett Hedlund & Kelly Macdonald Line Up For Awaited Drama 'Dirt Music' From 'Brooklyn' & 'Lion' Producers
  6. ^ "Dirt Music (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  7. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (8 October 2020). "Dirt Music review – Tim Winton adaptation falls flat despite cinematic dreams". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.