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Here's a nice commentary and bonus material for the movie "The Last Wave" (1977), with its director and co-writer Peter Weir sharing his thoughts about the film and little anedoctes from its making. "The Last Wave" is a highly admirable film, a must-see visual experience which fascinates the viewers with its combination of themes, mysticism, dreams and propechies concerning two different cultures (the aboriginal and the Australian) when those two clash at each other when a murder takes place in Australia and a skeptic lawyer has to defend a group of aboriginal accused of the crime. Weir's third feature film is an excellent experience and a magnificent journey to the senses, and thankfully, Mr. Weir doesn't spend much time talking about important points of the movie, so one can watch it before the movie since nothing's spoiled.

I liked the stories he has to share about how his collaboration with the aboriginal actors David Gulpilil and Nandjiwarra Amagula (on his first and only film acting role) was a key factor for the film's progression and one of the most intriguing lines in the film was actually came from Amagula's, the actor: "The law is more important than the men". I've just came back from the movie and this documentary and can honestly say he stole the show from Richard Chamberlain, the main star (also brilliant).

It's present on the Criterion Collection release of "The Last Wave" and can also be easily found on the internet. Check it out. 9/10.