Picnic at Hanging Rock
Peter Weir / AU, 1975 / 115 min.
During a hiking trip, three girls vanish without trace into a chasm in Hanging Rock, an ancient Australian rock formation. Peter Weir’s tale of this sudden disappearance is still regarded as one of the best films on the mysterious relationship between man and nature.
Four boarding-school girls and their teacher from Appleyard College go on a nature hike on Valentine’s Day. The girls want to hike up the mountain at Hanging Rock, a 6-million-year-old rock formation in the Australian landscape. Three of the four disappear without trace; another teacher who sets out to search for the missing also vanishes completely.
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Director
Peter Weir
Production year
1975
Country
AU
Original title
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Length
115 min.
Language
English
Format
DCP
Part of
Cinema Ecologica
Much in life is uncertain, but one thing is sure: climate change. Cinema Ecologica focuses on how film directors depict the relationship between humanity and the earth: from nail-biting disaster films to artistic meditations, from romantic nature experiences to astounding science fiction.
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