Peter Weir

A Creative Journey from Australia to Hollywood

Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Power Resources, Entertainment, Film, Performing Arts
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Author: Serena Formica ISBN: 9781841507675
Publisher: Intellect Books Ltd Publication: January 1, 2012
Imprint: Intellect Language: English
Author: Serena Formica
ISBN: 9781841507675
Publisher: Intellect Books Ltd
Publication: January 1, 2012
Imprint: Intellect
Language: English

The cinematic output of Australian director Peter Weir has garnered numerous awards and widespread critical acclaim—from his early short films of the 1970s to the Hollywood hits he’s helmed since 1985, including the likes of Witness, Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show, and Master and Commander.Drawing on contemporary concepts from transnational cinema studies, this book investigates Weir’s entire three-decade career, paying particular attention to his journey from his native Sydney, with its largely auteur-driven national cinema, to the multimillion-dollar Hollywood film industry with its many genre conventions. Along the way, the author explores a host of questions accompanying this move, including Weir’s status as a transnational filmmaker and a more generalized discussion of the critically controversial idea of the auteur. Rounding out this volume are interviews with leading Hollywood filmmakers who discuss Weir’s work.

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The cinematic output of Australian director Peter Weir has garnered numerous awards and widespread critical acclaim—from his early short films of the 1970s to the Hollywood hits he’s helmed since 1985, including the likes of Witness, Dead Poets Society, The Truman Show, and Master and Commander.Drawing on contemporary concepts from transnational cinema studies, this book investigates Weir’s entire three-decade career, paying particular attention to his journey from his native Sydney, with its largely auteur-driven national cinema, to the multimillion-dollar Hollywood film industry with its many genre conventions. Along the way, the author explores a host of questions accompanying this move, including Weir’s status as a transnational filmmaker and a more generalized discussion of the critically controversial idea of the auteur. Rounding out this volume are interviews with leading Hollywood filmmakers who discuss Weir’s work.

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