116 - THE LAST WAVE

116 - The Last Wave
Cinema Limbo

Jeremy is accompanied by author Simon Guerrier for a study of The Last Wave, Peter Weir's 1977 Australian mythological urban thriller, with their conversation covering such topics as white saviour narratives, the Australian New Wave, storytelling through contrast and Papa Lazarou.

Simon’s book, David Whitaker in an Exciting Adventure in Television, is available from Ten Acre Books here.

Below are a viewable copy of the film, a short commentary by Peter Weir, a playlist of Charles Wain’s score and the story of David Burton in Doctor Who.

034 - JAPANESE STORY

034 - Japanese Story
Cinema Limbo

Jeremy and Chris Arnsby get lost in the Outback discussing the 2004 Australian drama Japanese Story, starring Toni Collette. Be warned that the podcast contains heavy spoilers from the start, and listeners are very strongly recommended to watch the film first.