50TH ANNIVERSARY! Peter Weir’s directorial debut and a classic of the Australian New Wave is beautifully restored by the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

The residents of a small Australian town, Paris, survive by causing traffic accidents, stripping the cars and stealing the valuables. When Arthur (Terry Camilleri) and his brother, George, have the misfortune of going through Paris, they become victims as well. George is killed in the accident, and Arthur is sent to a hospital where he struggles to remember how he arrived. Meanwhile, the mayor (John Meillon) has difficulty with Paris' younger residents, who have grown unpredictable lately.

Weir’s keen sense of direction is on full display in THE CARS THAT ATE PARIS, years before he would go on to direct films such as Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dead Poets Society and The Truman Show.