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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:film
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Richard_Chamberlain
gptkb:Melbourne_International_Film_Festival
gptkb:Australian_Film_Industry
gptkb:They_Might_Be_Giants
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gptkbp:art_style
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Surreal imagery.
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gptkbp:aspect_ratio
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1.85:1
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:AFI_Award_for_Best_Actor
gptkb:AFI_Award_for_Best_Director
gptkb:AFI_Award_for_Best_Film
gptkb:AFI_Award_for_Best_Direction
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gptkbp:box_office
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$1.5 million
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gptkbp:character
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gptkb:Chris_Lee
gptkb:Jimmie
Maggie.
Aboriginal elder.
Chris Lee.
David Burton.
Jimmie.
Aboriginal elder
Maggie Burton
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gptkbp:cinematography
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gptkb:Ian_Baker
Russell Boyd
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:color
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gptkbp:composer
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gptkb:Maurice_Jarre
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:critical_reception
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Positive
Positive reviews
Generally positive reviews.
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Cult following
Environmental concerns.
Influenced discussions on Indigenous rights.
Legal issues surrounding Indigenous rights.
Reflects 1970s Australian society.
Responses to colonialism.
Spirituality in Indigenous cultures.
Influenced Australian cinema
Explored Aboriginal issues
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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References to Aboriginal mythology.
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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Explores themes of Aboriginal spirituality and connection to the land.
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gptkbp:directed_by
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gptkb:Peter_Weir
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Peter_Weir
Directors of Indigenous cinema.
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gptkbp:distributor
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gptkb:20th_Century_Fox
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gptkbp:edited_by
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gptkb:Peter_Weir
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gptkbp:editor
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gptkb:John_Scott
gptkb:Scott_Murray
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gptkbp:film_festival
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gptkb:film_festival
gptkb:Toronto_International_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:filming_location
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Sydney, Australia.
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:Scott_Murray
Cinematographic techniques.
Editing style.
Symbolic use of water.
Use of natural landscapes.
Use of sound design.
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:The_Year_of_Living_Dangerously
The Last Wave (1977)
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:High_School
gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:film
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gptkbp:home_media_release
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gptkb:DJ
gptkb:film
DVD and Blu-ray.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Last Wave
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gptkbp:influenced
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Later films about Indigenous issues.
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Symbolism
gptkb:Picnic_at_Hanging_Rock
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Dreams
gptkb:The_Seventh_Seal
gptkb:Monarch
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:The_Tempest
gptkb:The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ
gptkb:mythological_figure
Psychological thriller
Australian cinema
Psychological horror
Cinematic storytelling
Cinematic techniques
Art house cinema
Cinematic themes
Surrealism.
Cinematic narrative
Surrealism in film
Cinematic symbolism
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:environmental_themes
Aboriginal culture
Australian New Wave cinema.
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gptkbp:inspired_by
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Aboriginal culture and mythology.
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gptkbp:language
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English
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gptkbp:legacy
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Considered a classic of Australian cinema.
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gptkbp:main_character
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gptkb:David_Burton
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gptkbp:music
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gptkb:Maurice_Jarre
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gptkbp:music_by
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gptkb:Maurice_Jarre
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gptkbp:narrative_style
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Non-linear storytelling.
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gptkbp:notable_appearance
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The courtroom scenes
The dream sequences
The dream sequences.
The courtroom scenes.
The final wave.
The final wave sequence
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gptkbp:plot
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A lawyer experiences a series of strange events.
A lawyer experiences a series of strange events while investigating the death of an Aboriginal man.
A lawyer experiences a series of strange events after he defends an Aboriginal man.
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gptkbp:plot_summary
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A lawyer experiences a series of strange events while defending an Aboriginal man accused of murder.
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gptkbp:premiere
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gptkb:1977_Cannes_Film_Festival
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gptkbp:production_company
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gptkb:Australian_Film_Commission
gptkb:Roadshow_Film_Distributors
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gptkbp:rating
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gptkb:PG
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gptkbp:release_date
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gptkb:1977
gptkb:1979
1977-08-25
August 1977
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gptkbp:release_region
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gptkb:Australia
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gptkbp:released_in
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gptkb:1977
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gptkbp:remastered
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:runtime
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106 minutes
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gptkbp:screenplay_by
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gptkb:David_Williamson
gptkb:Peter_Weir
Peter Weir and David Williamson.
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gptkbp:setting
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gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
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gptkbp:soundtrack
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Released on CD
Released on vinyl
Released by Varese Sarabande.
Includes orchestral score
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gptkbp:starring
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gptkb:Richard_Chamberlain
gptkb:David_Gulpilil
gptkb:Olivia_Hamnett
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gptkbp:symbolism
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Water as a symbol of life and death.
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gptkbp:theme
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Environmentalism
Existentialism
Cultural clash
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gptkbp:themes
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gptkb:Politician
Existentialism
Aboriginal spirituality
Cultural conflict
Conflict between modernity and tradition.
Dreams and reality.
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