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'Based on Tim Winton’s award-winning novel set in mid-70s coastal Australia. Two teenage boys, hungry for discovery, form an unlikely bond with a reclusive surfer and his mysterious wife. The boys are driven to take risks that will have a profound and lasting impact on their lives.'
Source: Screen Australia.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Heart of Lightness : Simon Baker’s Breath
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018;
— Review of Breath 2016 single work film/TV -
Breath Interview: Simon Baker, Samson Coulter and Ben Spence
Travis Johnson
(interviewer),
2018
single work
interview
— Appears in: FilmInk , 6 May 2018; -
WA Town of Denmark Hopes for Global Tourism Boost from New Movie Breath
2018
single work
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , April 2018;'A small town on Western Australia's rugged south coast is hoping to ride a wave of publicity brought on by the release of Australian actor and director Simon Baker's new film, Breath.'
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Breath Review : Simon Baker's Directorial Debut Is a Nostalgic Tribute to Surf Culture but Has Rare Moments That Shine
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , May 2018;'Perhaps some books aren't meant to be adapted for the screen. Or at least not on your first attempt as a feature director.'
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Confronting Fear on the Cusp of Manhood
2018
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— Appears in: Eureka Street , 6 May vol. 28 no. 9 2018;'Surfing is a sport that can be all but inscrutable to the outsider. One of the remarkable achievements of Tim Winton's 2012 novel Breath was that, as a work of popular fiction, it so effectively brought the reader into not only the sport, but the lifestyle and psychology of surfing.' (Introduction)
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How Hollywood Took a Deep Breath
2016
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 March 2016; (p. 18)
— Review of Breath 2016 single work film/TVProduction preview.
'When a top film producer read Tim Winton's novel the attraction was instant, writes Garry Maddox. Hollywood producer Mark Johnson, who won an Oscar for Rain Man and two Emmys for Breaking Bad, was shooting a Katie Holmes horror movie in Melbourne when he saw a passing ad for Tim Winton's novel Breath. Seven years on, the filmmaker whose impressive credits also include Good Morning Vietnam, The Notebook, The Chronicles of Narnia movies and Better Call Saul, is about to produce a film version of the widely admired novel with Simon Baker as director...' (Garry Maddox).
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Exclusive: First Look at the Trailer for Simon Baker's Film Adaptation of Tim Winton's Breath
2017
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 December 2017;
— Review of Breath 2016 single work film/TV'Winton’s award-winning coming of age novel had a ‘profound effect’ on Baker, who translated it for the big screen in his directorial debut.' (Introduction)
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Heart of Lightness : Simon Baker’s Breath
2018
single work
review
— Appears in: Meanjin Online 2018;
— Review of Breath 2016 single work film/TV -
Tez Gets a Bit Sinister
2015
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 14 May 2015; (p. 25) -
Mentalist Star Takes Some Hometown Air
2015
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 30-31 May 2015; (p. 21) -
A New Wave
2015
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 July 2015; (p. 6) 'Simon Baker’s star status in Hollywood has taken a back seat to a new Australian-based project that seems as natural as sunbleached hair and sand between the toes.' -
Roxburgh, Debicki Join Cast of Breath Adaptation
2016
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— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 April 2016; (p. 16) -
Baker in Director Debut for Winton’s Breath
2016
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— Appears in: The Australian , 20 April 2016; (p. 15)
Awards
- 2019 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Director
- 2018 winner Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Screenplay - Original or Adapted
- 2018 nominated Film Critics Circle of Australia — Best Film
- 2018 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Adapted Screenplay
- 2018 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Film