PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK from PICNIC PRODUCTIONS. It was directed by Peter Weir (The Truman Show). The production budget climbed to $443,000. It was released in 1975 and became a box office hit in Australia grabbing $5.12 million.
Peter Weir's "director's cut" (1998) was released in select U.S. movie theaters. It received rave reviews from critics and budding filmmakers.
"Picnic at Hanging Rock" is based on a novel (1967) with the same name. It's the year 1900 and Valentine's Day. A girl's school take a ride out to "Hanging Rock." They picnic in the land below. Four of the girls decide to climb the imposing rock area. They promise to return before dinner. Three of them disappear along with a teacher who searches for them.
The school will close down after parents pull tuition for their daughters. The police investigation stalls after an exhausting search. What is interesting is the strong pull which "Hanging Rock" has among the curious. It also has a mysterious and haunting effect. What happened? Will the teacher and girls ever be found?
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