Peter Weir

**Peter Lindsay Weir**  (; lahir 21 Agustus 1944) adalah seorang sutradara film Australia. Ia dikenal karena menyutradarai film-film lintas genre selama lebih dari empat puluh tahun, termasuk film-film seperti *[[Picnic at Hanging Rock (film)|Picnic at Hanging Rock]]* (1975), *[[Gallipoli (film 1981)|Gallipoli]]* (1981), *[[The Year of Living Dangerously (film)|The Year of Living Dangerously]]* (1982), *[[Witness (film 1985)|Witness]]* (1985), *[[Dead Poets Society]]* (1989), *[[Fearless (film 1993)|Fearless]]* (1993), *[[The Truman Show]]* (1998), *[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]* (2003), dan *[[The Way Back (film 2010)|The Way Back]]* (2010). Ia telah menerima enam nominasi Academy Award. Pada tahun 2022, ia dianugerahi Academy Honorary Award atas pencapaian kariernya seumur hidup. Pada tahun 2024, ia menerima penghargaan prestasi seumur hidup kehormatan di Festival Film Venesia (Golden Lion).

Di awal kariernya sebagai sutradara, Weir merupakan tokoh penting dalam gerakan sinema Australian New Wave (1970–1990). Weir memulai debut filmnya dengan *[[Homesdale]]* (1971), dan dilanjutkan dengan drama misteri *[[Picnic at Hanging Rock (film)|Picnic at Hanging Rock]]* (1975), film thriller supranatural *[[The Last Wave]]* (1977) dan drama sejarah *[[Gallipoli (film 1981)|Gallipoli]]* (1981). Weir memperoleh kesuksesan luar biasa dengan produksi multinasional *[[The Year of Living Dangerously (film)|The Year of Living Dangerously]]* (1982).

Setelah suksesnya *The Year of Living Dangerously*, Weir menyutradarai beragam film Amerika dan internasional yang mencakup sebagian besar genre—banyak di antaranya merupakan film box office besar—termasuk film yang dinominasikan Academy Award—seperti film thriller *[[Witness (film 1985)|Witness]]* (1985), drama *[[Dead Poets Society]]* (1989), komedi romantis *[[Green Card (film)|Green Card]]* (1990), komedi-drama fiksi ilmiah sosial *[[The Truman Show]]* (1998) dan drama sejarah epik *[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]* (2003). Film terakhirnya sebelum pensiun adalah *[[The Way Back (film 2010)|The Way Back]]* (2010).

## Filmografi
### Film utama

* *[[Homesdale]]* (1971)
* *[[The Cars That Ate Paris]]* (aka *The Cars That Eat People*) (1974)
* *[[Picnic at Hanging Rock (film)|Picnic at Hanging Rock]]* (1975)
* *[[The Last Wave]]* (1977)
* *[[Gallipoli (1981 film)|Gallipoli]]* (1981)
* *[[The Year of Living Dangerously]]* (1982)
* *[[Witness (1985 movie)|Witness]]* (1985)
* *[[The Mosquito Coast]]* (1986)
* *[[Dead Poets Society]]* (1989)
* *[[Green Card (movie)|Green Card]]* (1990)
* *[[Fearless (1993 film)|Fearless]]* (1993)
* *[[The Truman Show]]* (1998)
* *[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]] (2003)
* *Pattern Recognition* (2008)
* *Shadow Divers* (2009)

=== Film kecil ===

* *Three to Go* (1971) (segment "Michael")

=== Karya TV ===

* *Man on a Green Bike* (1969)
* *The Plumber* (1978)
* *Wayside'' (2007)

## Referensi

## Pranala luar

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* Peter Weir Cave (unofficial Peter Weir site)
* Photo of Peter Weir at the 76th Annual Academy Awards
* Senses of Cinema: Great Directors Critical Database
* Peter Weir at the National Film and Sound Archive