The Eleven O'Clock is a 2016 Australian live-action short film directed by Derin Seale. It was inspired by a sketch from the television series A Bit of Fry and Laurie.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 90th Academy Awards in 2018.[2]
Plot
A session between a psychiatrist and his patient, delusively believing he is the psychiatrist, gets out of hand.[3]
Cast
- Josh Lawson as Terry Phillips
- Damon Herriman as Nathan Klein
- Jessica Donoghue as Linda
- Gregory J. Thorsby as Security Guard
- Eliza Logan as Daisy
- Alyssa McClelland as Donna
Reception
Critical response
The Eleven O'Clock has an approval rating of 100% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 10 reviews, and an average rating of 8.80/10 among all critics. On IMDb, the short holds a review score of 7.6, with 960 votes.[4][5]
Awards and nominations
- Nominated: Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
- Won: Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Award for Best Short Fiction Film
References
- ^ "Psychiatrists". A Bit of Fry & Laurie. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (23 January 2018). "Oscar Nominations: 'The Shape Of Water' Leads Way With 13". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "The Eleven O'Clock". Screen Australia. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
- ^ "The Eleven O'Clock". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ Seale, Derin (6 September 2016), The Eleven O'Clock (Short, Comedy), FINCH, retrieved 4 February 2022
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