Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

Russell Boyd’s stunning images are supported by a carefully controlled soundtrack and the brilliant use of Gheorghe Zamphir’s haunting pan pipe music. ” David Stratton

Official 4K restoration for Peter Weir’s Australian masterpiece.

In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine’s Day, the school’s typically strict headmistress treats the girls to a picnic field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, Miranda and several other girls venture off. It’s not until the end of the day that the faculty realizes the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously.

Rating
G
Duration
115 MINS

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