Sunday, February 10, 2013

The Last Wave (1977)

This is a solid and unusual film, but not my favorite by director Peter Weir. Richard Chamberlain stars as an attorney, David Burton, who is brought on to defend a group of aboriginal men accused of murder. There are possible tribal overtones to the murder, plus end-of-days type weather events occurring throughout the country. Burton is having strange dreams that appear to be premonitions. In true Weir fashion, the ending does NOT clear things up. Which I like.


Also try Picnic at Hanging Rock and Green Card, two very different and very good films by Weir.

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