Summary:
Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock tells the story about the disappearance of several young school girls and teacher who vanish without explanation, while exploring the mysterious Hanging Rock in the Australian outback. Though primarily a mystery film with horror elements it also deals greatly with the subsequent mental anxiety of the people who witnessed the girls final moments.
Analysis:
“Picnic earned praise for its period recreation, and it helped establish some of the elements of Weir’s style and vision: the amalgamation of the normal and abnormal; collisions between society and individuals, and between societies and external forces, visual hallmarks of bleached, pale lighting, soft-focused nostalgic haze, and meticulous art direction; and powerful usage of soundtrack and music, reinforcing and undermining the image with conspicuous or incongruous sound.” (Rayner 59:2003)
Rayner J. (2003) The films of Peter Weir USA: The Continuum International Publishing Group Inc.
Release:
1975
Director:
Peter Weir
Screenplay by:
Cliff Green
Produced by:
Hal McElroy, Jim McElroy
Genre/subgenre:
Mystery, Drama, Horror
Country:
Australia
Cast:
Anne-Louise Lambert, Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse, Kirsty Child, Dominic Guard
Selected Director Filmography:
The Cars That Ate Paris, Picnic at Hanging Rock ,The Last Wave, Gallipoli, The Year of Living Dangerously, Witness, The Mosquito Coast, Dead Poets Society, Green Card, Fearless, The Truman Show, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Way Back
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