Synopsis
Based on the 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock is both a mystery on the scale of geological time and the product of a specific moment in the flowering of Australian cinema in the 1970s.
Australia’s New Wave combined historical drama, Gothic horror and a new appreciation of the country’s physical and social complexity in films as varied as Weir’s The Cars That Ate Paris (1974), George Miller’s Mad Max and Gillian Armstrong’s My Brilliant Career (both 1979), but it unquestionably reached a peak in this entirely fictional tale of a group of schoolgirls who disappear on a trip to an extinct volcano: a real location in Victoria, often used for rock concerts.
The sensual and troubling atmosphere that Weir skillfully evokes has proved a lasting influence not only on other filmmakers but on forms as diverse as fashion photography and music videos. The film’s sense of languor and mystery is helped by a soundtrack that includes both classical music and the haunting airs of Romanian pan-pipes.
Additional Info
Member (including lifetime member) £8
Member’s guest £12
Non-member * £14
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Location
Wimbledon Film Club, Curzon Cinema, Second Floor, 23 The Broadway, London, SW19 1RE
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