The Last Wave (1977)
- Directed by
- Peter Weir
- Genre
- horror film, science fiction film, disaster film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 215 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A white lawyer in Sydney takes on a murder case involving a group of Aboriginal men. He starts having strange visions and discovers a mystical link to them.
mysteriousdreamlikeunsettlingslow-burncontemplativeatmosphericspookyexistential
What happens
The Last Wave (also released in the United States as Black Rain) is a 1977 Australian mystery drama film directed and co-written by Peter Weir, starring Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett and David Gulpilil (billed as “Gulpilil”). It is about a white solicitor in Sydney whose seemingly normal life is disrupted after he takes on a murder case and discovers that he shares a strange, mystical connection with the small group of local Aboriginal people accused of the crime. Released by United Artists on December 13, 1977, it received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for seven AFI Awards, including Best Direction, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Actor for Chamberlain. It is considered one of the major works of the Australian New Wave. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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