Picnic at Hanging Rock (Director’s Cut)

+ extended intro by season curator Elena Lazic

Between gentle reverie and chilling mystery, this masterpiece of the Australian New Wave established Peter Weir internationally.

  • Director

    Peter Weir

  • With

    Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse

  • Australia 1975. 107min

  • 35mm

  • Certificate

    12A

  • A BFI National Archive print

In 1900, a group of young girls from a remote private school in the Southeastern Australian state of Victoria set off with their teachers for a day out at a nearby volcanic formation, known as Hanging Rock. But during the trip some of the party mysteriously disappear. A unique work of ethereal beauty, Weir’s first masterpiece showcases his extraordinary command of atmosphere and emotion.

New 35mm print made with funding from the National Lottery. With thanks to the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

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