Peter Weir: Q&A with Mark Kermode

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13 жыл бұрын

Peter Weir, director of Master and Commander (2003), The Truman Show (1998) and The Way Back (2010) answers questions after delivering the 2010 David Lean Lecture at BAFTA.

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@mako4874 9 жыл бұрын

such an elegant man and filmmaker. i was blessed to have worked with him on his last film and it stands out to me as the highlight of my personal and professional life. i remember a late night screening session of rushes- after a long days shooting, and he played the days rushes- , we gathered around with our dinners, and he turned down the sound of the rushes and turned up some classical music that he had in mind for the score. within five minutes the whole room was frozen, nobody ate a bite, and the whole room was in tears. he was able to move a room of filmmakers and crew- into absolute emotion by magically conjuring sounds, music and imagery with a touch of magic. a true master. for a young man in my early career- it was truly truly captivating and a life changing expereience.

@shadowfangempire609 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this story . I hope you the best in your life and professional career

@michaelwalker7042 6 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful memory

@jenniefeyen544 5 жыл бұрын

@@michaelwalker7042 I'm really late with my reply, but I love this anecdote. What was your role on set?

@ikercompean2490 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing such a wonderful story! I’m a big fan of Peter Weir. One naturally fears the clay feet of your heroes, but your story confirms that this man is a true master! Thank you!

@RedStarRogue 9 жыл бұрын

The greatest director ever to come out of Australia in my opinion.

@roloug95 9 жыл бұрын

Tyson L him and George Miller

@savedfaves 8 жыл бұрын

+roloug95 I wouldn't compare them. Very different. Both good. Personal taste.

@davedogge2280 5 жыл бұрын

I would say Peter Weir wins it.

@vinniemoran7362 4 жыл бұрын

@@roloug95 Absolutely love Miller. But nah, Weir is it.

@nicholasmichalfaul946 4 жыл бұрын

It's not even close. Weir is the greatest filmmaker Oz has produced.

@haydenwittig8877 9 жыл бұрын

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK THE MOST MYSTERIOUS FILM EVER MADE. 1975

@bobbydazzler8684 Жыл бұрын

Picnic at Hanging Rock is my favourite Peter Weir films. It's one of my favourite films full stop!

@tonywords6713 5 жыл бұрын

Favorite living filmmaker. I love his ideology and sensibility. He just has a great intuition and eye for things.

@michaelplumb2191 4 ай бұрын

What a fantastic and interesting director and person . You made me cry in Gallipoli , gasp in 2010 and laugh in the Truman Show. . Thank you .

@yt8co 2 жыл бұрын

Picnic At Hanging Rock and The Truman Show, the only director to ever make two 10/10 films in my opinion.

@seevemonka1 2 жыл бұрын

Fearless(1993) staring Jeff Bridges is Weirs' best film and Bridges best performance of his career. Tragically underrated.

@ChrisWolff2013 2 ай бұрын

That ending still tears me apart everytime I watch it. Weir is just too brilliant.

@strappernick9891 6 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite directors. Loved his films Gallipoli and The Year of Living Dangerously. He talks of music and sound. Who can not recall the haunting Vangelis soundtrack of The Year of Living Dangerously? The soundtrack for that one was as much a star of that film as Mel Gibson.

@pippasmith4813 2 жыл бұрын

Or the music of Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene 2 and the poignant 'Adagio in G Minor' in Gallipoli

@aikighost 13 жыл бұрын

Extremely interesting director and discussion thank you to BAFTA for not only hosting this but making it publicly available.

@ChrisWolff2013 8 жыл бұрын

A legend of filmmaking. Has yet to make a bad movie.

@savedfaves 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing filmmaker.

@sandramorey2529 10 ай бұрын

Wonderful video! After many years I finally watched The Way Back. I love David Gulpilil so I found this movie and watched it. It was weird and not at all aboriginal ghost story and that's ok by me. Chamberlain was good and I always enjoy watching the film techniques, the sets, the music. Fascinating film maker. Thanks. From Oakland CA

@philiplines1875 4 жыл бұрын

Watched Witness again tonight. Brilliant!

@Abhishek-ws8to 4 жыл бұрын

How would you rate it

@tomjones2348 4 жыл бұрын

I love it when he says, "...jam the radar". That resonates with me to the core.

@smackdaddy9802 Жыл бұрын

He looks exactly like I expected he would. Great director!

@Ingens_Scherz 9 жыл бұрын

When this great man talked about early success for a director being a very dangerous thing, M Night Shambolic instantly sprang to mind!

@dieschattenzeit 2 жыл бұрын

Peter Jackson did for me, since Weir did just say success in general and not specifically early success. The LOTR Trilogy was one of the greatest things to ever happen to film, but the worst thing to ever happen to Peter Jackson, in my opinion.

@bobbydazzler8684 Жыл бұрын

Lol - Shyamalan and Weir don't belong in the same conversation. Weir is a master filmmaker!

@James_RC 2 жыл бұрын

We miss you Peter!!!

@GLaPepite 12 жыл бұрын

EXCELLENT. Thanks so much for posting. My favorite living director.

@andrewattenboroughtwothumb4697 3 жыл бұрын

one of the greatest Australian film directors and one of my favourite directors

@screamwriter1 11 жыл бұрын

So underrated here in North America.

@partytearsfew 13 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed that, makes me want to see all Peter Weirs movies again, many of which I've seen several times and are up in my top 50. V interesting and inspiring.

@darby_hudson 6 жыл бұрын

David Lynch must've certainly been inspired by Picnic at Hanging Rock...

@adamzanzie 5 жыл бұрын

Ehh, I doubt it. Lynch isn't really a movie buff. I doubt Weir has influenced him. While Weir was shooting "Picnic", Lynch was trapped in the long production of "Eraserhead" and purposely stopped watching any movies or listening to the news. They're both legends, but I don't see any of Weir's style in Lynch. Weir is just a different kind of great filmmaker in his own right.

@andersbergmark9246 3 жыл бұрын

Love Peter Weir and his films and disagree with the first statement from Kermode. Weir definetly HAS a signature style. The tempo and pulse of his visual storytelling is instantly reconizeable. The deeply humanistic perspective on his protagonists is also typical of his work. Hell, he even managed to make Mel Gibson look like an actor.

@donna25871 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic films and has never made a bad one (even The Cars That Ate Paris).

@N_Loco_Parenthesis 2 жыл бұрын

A very nice conversation. But again, i must ask, why BAFTA have you taken down the conversation Mark had with Woody Allen (c.2005)? That at least was funny.

@diegopisfil614 6 жыл бұрын

He should have won for Best Director instead of Sydney Pollack, Oliver Stone and Peter Jackson

@murilo81457 6 жыл бұрын

Spielberg didin't need another oscar either... Private Ryan is very ambitious, but not round as Truman Show...

@bowsercles 2 жыл бұрын

Pete is my Mum's Mum's brother

@haydenwittig8877 9 жыл бұрын

EVERY MOMENT IN OUR LIVES IS A SCENE IN A FILM.

@Silvertestrun Жыл бұрын

@jocelmagoncalves903 6 жыл бұрын

thanks good

@screamwriter1 11 жыл бұрын

I just meant that in the Directors cut of PAHR he made quite a few cuts of good scenes that I can now only get by ordering the film from the UK. But I just watched the Last wave again and its fantastic. Like I said i love the man just not a fan of why he cut out the scenes but at least he explains it(not here)