That was during a time when Weir was way at the top of my list of favorite filmmakers. The Last Wave, Gallippoli, The Year of Living Dangerously and Picnic At Hanging Rock all spoke to me at that time.
Indeed, I ran both that and The Killing Fields at the movie theater I worked in within a year or two of each other, and they do complement each other nicely. I have both on old VHS tapes and would love to upgrade someday.
And yes, Linda Hunt did win supporting actress for the role of Billy Kwan, deservedly so.
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