Peter Weir: The Definitive Ranking

The Australian New Wave arose in response to Australian government incentives to restart the film industry in the country after it had flagged to essentially nothing in the 1960s. Chief among those who benefited from this was Peter Weir who became known for his early critical darlings like Picnic at Hanging Rock that were both very well made and extremely Australian at the same time.

Hollywood came calling by the early 80s, and he was off, making mostly American features after that (Gree...