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Post by sleigher on Mar 6, 2020 15:08:51 GMT
up until a few days ago id only seen two peter weir films - and they are probly his best known - dead poets society and the truman show
but i decided to dive deeper and so i started at the beginning with the cars that ate paris [couldnt find homesdale streaming anywhere]
since then ive also watched picnic at hanging rock - the last wave and the plumber
next up is gallipoli - then: witness - the mosquito coast - green card - fearless - master & commander: the far side of the world and the way back
im curious if anyone is a fan of his movies? any favorites?
based on what ive seen so far his films seem to have an eerie/otherworldly quality - a bit intense at times but definitely interesting and worth watching
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Post by sydneyfan on Mar 9, 2020 1:41:36 GMT
Yes, Peter Weir has some great films. Picnic At Hanging Rock and Gallipoli are both regarded as iconic films here - to the extent that I can remember my high school history teacher showing it to us when we were studying WW1, lol. Not sure how educationally accurate it is, but its one of those films that's sort of culturally embedded here. Picnic at Hanging Rock was probably one of the first local films that drew the connection between the vast emptiness of the landscape, and scary/mysterious shit happening.
Fearless and The Year Of Living Dangerously are probably two of his lesser known films that I could recommend. I love Fearless in particular.
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Post by lukin on Mar 9, 2020 9:27:54 GMT
I've only seen those first two that you mentioned, but I really enjoy them (have watched a few times each).
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Post by sleigher on Mar 9, 2020 19:00:19 GMT
Yes, Peter Weir has some great films. Picnic At Hanging Rock and Gallipoli are both regarded as iconic films here - to the extent that I can remember my high school history teacher showing it to us when we were studying WW1, lol. Not sure how educationally accurate it is, but its one of those films that's sort of culturally embedded here. Picnic at Hanging Rock was probably one of the first local films that drew the connection between the vast emptiness of the landscape, and scary/mysterious shit happening. Fearless and The Year Of Living Dangerously are probably two of his lesser known films that I could recommend. I love Fearless in particular. gallipoli was devastating - that ending was brutal! i loved fearlessnot sure why i didnt mention the yr of living dangerously - i think i saw it last yr and remember finding it very interesting - linda hunt was amazing
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Post by sleigher on Mar 9, 2020 19:01:44 GMT
I've only seen those first two that you mentioned, but I really enjoy them (have watched a few times each). both of them are stone cold classics! id recommend witness and fearless if yer interested in checking out some others
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Post by sydneyfan on Mar 9, 2020 22:27:45 GMT
All this talk of Fearless reminded me I need to watch it again. It's been years. Also, I'd forgotten how horrifying yet brilliantly put together the crash scene is. Weir at the top of his craft.
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Post by sydneyfan on Mar 9, 2020 22:28:57 GMT
And if you haven't seen it but intend to...don't worry, that clip isn't a spoiler :]
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Post by sleigher on Mar 10, 2020 3:17:31 GMT
All this talk of Fearless reminded me I need to watch it again. It's been years. Also, I'd forgotten how horrifying yet brilliantly put together the crash scene is. Weir at the top of his craft. via imdb: The airplane crash site was recreated in a field in Northern California and was exactly modeled on a crash that occurred outside Sioux City in Iowa in 1989. The "accident" was reported by several flights flying over the scene. The field was first planted with 85 acres of corn which was then bulldozed to recreate the gouge that a crashing plane would have made. The adjoining cotton field was also purchased to make the crash appear bigger. 140 extras were employed for the scene along with 40 members of the Kern County and Bakersfield Fire Department. One of the town's main roads was closed for a week, and the local electricity company was persuaded to knock down several pylons and snarl up half a mile of electric cable to create a scene of almost total devastation. The crash site took a total of 10 days to prepare, and included throwing 600 suitcases and their contents (all items purchased from local thrift stores) liberally around the site. In total, the recreation cost $2 million.
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