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Picnic at Hanging Rock

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In the early 1900s, Miranda (Anne Lambert) attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress (Rachel Roberts) 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 (Vivean Gray) have disappeared mysteriously.
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Visually mesmerizing, Picnic at Hanging Rock is moody, unsettling, and enigmatic -- a masterpiece of Australian cinema and a major early triumph for director Peter Weir.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian The film鈥檚 mystery still shimmers. Rated: 5/5 •  Feb 21, 2025 Full Review Kevin Maher Times (UK) The 鈥渞eadings鈥� are endless, the mood impossibly eerie and the legacy untouchable. Rated: 5/5 •  Apr 27, 2023 Full Review

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jacob c A phenomenal entry in Australian cinema, Picnic at Hanging Rock is a haunting mystery, expertly filmed, that exudes elegance and grace. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/25 Full Review Xoxo J best filming not bad lah Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/01/25 Full Review
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Synopsis In the early 1900s, Miranda (Anne Lambert) attends a girls boarding school in Australia. One Valentine's Day, the school's typically strict headmistress (Rachel Roberts) 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 (Vivean Gray) have disappeared mysteriously.
Director
Peter Weir
Producer
Jim McElroy
Distributor
Atlantic Releasing Corporation
Production Co
Australian Film Commission
Rating
PG
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 2, 1979, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Jan 31, 2025
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 21, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.2K
Runtime
1h 50m
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