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  Walkabout

  Walkabout

  Directed by Nicolas Roeg • 1971 • Australia

  A young sister (Jenny Agutter) and brother (Luc Roeg) are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to cope in the natural world, without their usual comforts, in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg. Along the way, they meet a yo...

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  The Cars That Ate Paris

  The Cars That Ate Paris

  Directed by Peter Weir • 1974 • Australia
  Starring Terry Camilleri, John Meillon, Kevin Miles

  The debut feature from Australian New Wave legend Peter Weir is a brilliantly original blend of cracked comedy and macabre horror that Stanley Kubrick selected as one his all-time favorite films. Woe be...

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  Picnic at Hanging Rock

  Picnic at Hanging Rock

  Directed by Peter Weir • 1975 • Australia
  Starring Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse

  This sensual and striking chronicle of a disappearance and its aftermath put director Peter Weir on the map and helped usher in a new era of Australian cinema. Based on an acclaimed 1967 novel by Joan Lin...