Everything Goes (2004)

Director:

Andrew Kotatko

Writers:

Raymond Carver (short story)
Andrew Kotatko (screenplay)

Genre:

Short | Drama

Plot:

A young couple offer to buy the furniture of a middle-aged man whose wife just left him - but they end up with more than they bargained for. Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish and Sullivan Stapleton star in an adaptation of a Raymond Carver story.

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Hugo Weaving	...	Ray
Abbie Cornish	...	Brianie
Sullivan Stapleton	...	Jack
Nikki Bennett	...	Ray's Wife
Jaime Mears	...	Brianie's Friend
Bojana Novakovic	...	Brianie's Friend
Dylan Griffith	...	Naughty Boy
John Tomatalau	...	Lonely Man
Gloria Mitchell	...	Neighbourhood Lady
Bernice Wood	...	Neighbourhood Lady

Runtime:

18 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Soft Paw Films

Quotes:

Brianie: [nuzzling into Ray's neck] Jack thinks you're a desperado... But I like you, Ray.

Soundtrack:

Alltaf Eins (Always The Same)

"Everything Goes" is an understated gem!

I saw this film at Flickerfest 2005.

Most of the short films I've seen recently have been slick, snappy and ultimately rather empty headed. But not this one. "Everything Goes" is a simple, beautifully executed featurette about the careless way in which people can destroy good relationships and nurture destructive ones.

Most of the film's meaning is sub-textual, but you don't have to be an intellectual to enjoy it! Even though the film is only twenty minutes long, there is great detail in Hugo Weaving and Abbie Cornish's characterizations, as well as richness and clarity in Andrew Kotatko's screenplay and direction.

I can see why "Everything Goes" won Best Short Film at the IF Awards in 2004 - it actually speaks to its audience without pretension or condescension. Imagine that!