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Everything Goes (stylized as everything goes) is a 2004 short film directed by Andrew Kotatko. It is based on the 1978 short story Why Don't You Dance? from Raymond Carver's 1981 collection What We Talk About When We Talk About Love. The film stars Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish and Sullivan Stapleton. Everything Goes won the award for Best Short Film at the 2004 Inside Film Awards and was the only Australian film selected for the prestigious Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2005.

Everything Goes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Kotatko
Written by	Andrew Kotatko
Based on	Why Don't You Dance? by Raymond Carver
Produced by	Colin Englert
Starring	Hugo Weaving Abbie Cornish Sullivan Stapleton Nikki Bennett
Cinematography	Martin McGrath, ACS
Music by	Ben Frost
Production company	Soft Paw Films
Distributed by	Soft Paw Films
Release date	14 June 2004 (2004-06-14) (Sydney Film Festival)
Running time	18 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	$180,000

Synopsis

The film depicts the unlikely relationship that forms between a young couple (Cornish and Stapleton) looking to begin their future together and a lonely middle-aged man (Weaving) trying to rid himself of the past.

Cast

• Hugo Weaving as Ray
• Abbie Cornish as Brianie
• Sullivan Stapleton as Jack
• Nikki Bennett as Ray's Wife

Reviews

The film received positive reviews from critics. In an article on Australian cinema for Cinematical.com, respected American film critic Jeffrey M. Anderson praised Everything Goes as "everything a great short film can be" and noted that "Kotatko makes spectacular use of light and space, using Carver's words when necessary and conjuring up wordless images just as potent".[1]

References

External links

• Everything Goes at IMDb
• Everything Goes at Cinematical.com

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