On Saturday 14th February 1900 a party of schoolgirls from Appleyard College picnicked at Hanging Rock near Mt. Macedon in the state of Victoria. During the afternoon several members of the party disappeared without trace…
Peter Weir directs this Australian mystery drama based on the novel by Joan Lindsay. On Valentine's Day in 1900, a group of students and teachers from a private girls' school leave for a picnic at Hanging Rock. Four of the girls decide to explore the rocks and an unseen force sends everyone present to sleep.
When they wake, three students and one teacher have disappeared. One girl is later found unconscious but alive, but the others are never seen again. As people search for the missing and for answers, parents begin to withdraw their children from the school and further tragedies follow.
Extras
A new Second Sight Films 4K scan and restoration from the original camera negative supervised and approved by Director Peter Weir and Director of Photography Russell Boyd
2-disc edition
Includes restorations of the Director’s Cut and original Theatrical Cut
Audio commentary by film academics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
A Lovely Day for a Picnic: a new interview with Actor Karen Robson
Finding the Light: a new interview with Director of Photography Russell Boyd
Crashing Through Boundaries: a new interview with Camera Operator John Seale
Something Beyond Explanation: Thomas Caldwell on Picnic at Hanging Rock