Publisher: Umbrella Entertainment Run time: 104mins Year: 1975 Release date: 20/05/2010 RRP:$ 29.99$ 19.99
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The film that put Australian cinema on the map finally arrives on DVD in a Special 2-disc Collector's Edition - only available in Australia! Winner of the 1977 BAFTA Award (UK) for Best Cinematography [Russell Boyd]
St. Valentine's Day, 1900. On a beautiful summer's day a party of virginal Australian schoolgirls from an exclusive finishing school giddily prepare for an excursion to Hanging Rock, a magnificent natural monument drenched in a mysterious atmosphere. The girls gain permission to explore the upper slopes of the rock. Edith takes a nap and wakes to discover that the other three girls have removed their shoes and stockings and have resumed their trek as if in a dream, disappearing into a passageway in the rock itself. What eerie events took place that day, and will those involved ever rid themselves of the demons that the ill fated picnic unearthed?
Based on the classic novel by Joan Lindsay, "Picnic at Hanging Rock" is both sublimely spooky and majestically beautiful.
Boasting visually hypnotic photography by Oscar winner Russell Boyd, a haunting score by Bruce Smeaton and the timeless ethereal beauty of Anne Louise Lambert as Miranda, this classic helped revive the Australian film industry and established Director Peter Weir as a major international talent.
