The New York Times
The story provides Mr. Weir with material for a kind of Australian horror-romance that recalls Nathaniel Hawthorne's preoccupation with the spiritual and moral heritage of his own New England landscape.
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Picnic At Hanging Rock
Peter Weir's classic mystery, the story of the disappearance of several schoolgirls and their teacher during a picnic to Hanging Rock in central Victoria, Australia, on St Valentine's Day in 1900. Their unexplained vanishing haunts the local community. Described by Roger Ebert as a film of "haunting mystery and buried sexual hysteria".
1975Rating: PG, Adult themes115 minsAustralia
DramaMysteryClassic
- Director:
- Peter Weir ('The Truman Show', 'Master and Commander', 'Dead Poets Society')
- Writer:
- Cliff Green
- Cast:
- Rachel RobertsVivean GrayHelen MorseKirsty ChildTony Llewellyn-JonesJacki WeaverFrank GunnellAnne-Louise LambertJenny Lovell
Picnic At Hanging Rock | Awards
Best Cinematography, BAFTA Awards 1977
Picnic At Hanging Rock | Reviews
90%42 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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The Guardian
Infused with a dark and recondite beauty, his superb 1975 adaptation has played a huge role in sustaining the legend of Lindsay's story...
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Picnic At Hanging Rock | Release Details
Picnic At Hanging Rock is available to stream in Australia now on Apple TV.