Peter Weir

<p>The cinematic output of Australian director Peter Weir has garnered numerous awards and widespread critical acclaim - from his early short films of the 1970s to the Hollywood hits he's helmed since 1985 including the likes of <em>Witness</em> <em>Dead Poets Society</em> <em>The Truman Show</em> and <em>Master and Commander</em>.</p><p>Drawing on contemporary concepts from transnational cinema studies this book investigates Weir's entire three-decade career paying particular attention to his journey from his native Sydney with its largely auteur-driven national cinema to the multimillion-dollar Hollywood film industry with its many genre conventions. Along the way the author explores a host of questions accompanying this move including Weir's status as a transnational filmmaker and a more generalized discussion of the critically controversial idea of the auteur. Rounding out this volume are interviews with leading Hollywood filmmakers who discuss Weir's work.</p>