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Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:17

Rotten:1

Average Rating:8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Weir's (TRUMAN SHOW, DEAD POETS SOCIETY) exotic story employs tranquil surrealism and lush cinematography to explore the interconnected relationships between nature, eroticism and repression. While... Weir's (TRUMAN SHOW, DEAD POETS SOCIETY) exotic story employs tranquil surrealism and lush cinematography to explore the interconnected relationships between nature, eroticism and repression. While out climbing rocks, three girls from a posh finishing school vanish without a trace. In an attempt to find them, a geometry teacher climbs the rock and follows them into oblivion. A young man who has seen the teacher running up the mountain in a pair of bloomers, decides to spend the night on the rock, in hopes of finding the girls. But in the morning he is discovered with a wound on his head and no recollection of what happened. And when one of the girls later returns she's also wounded and dazed. A truly alluring, enigmatic film. [More]

Starring: Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, Jacki Weaver

Starring: Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, Jacki Weaver, Anne Louise Lambert

Director: Peter Weir

Director: Peter Weir
Screenwriter: Cliff Green
Producer: James McElroy, Hal McElroy

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Oct 20, 1998

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Etched into the Australian consciousness and an iconic film that helps buttress Australian cinema in its claim to international standing

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07/28/07
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02/25/07
Jake Euker
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F5 (Wichita, KS)
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
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06/16/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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01/15/05
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
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Philip Martin
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01/30/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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12/13/03
Robin Clifford
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10/17/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Sem conseguir criar muito clima de suspense ou mistério, Weir depende da recriação das buscas e de uma subtrama envolvendo uma aluna pobre. Ritmo lento, roteiro fraco.

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07/25/03
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Visually appealing.

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04/21/03
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

A masterpiece of eerie atmosphere

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11/08/02
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

The film works at various levels and certainly sparks discussion, as people attempt to figure out what they've just seen.

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08/30/02
John A. Nesbit
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08/01/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

We are left with an uncanny respect for the mysteries in life that can never be solved by logic alone.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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Christopher Null
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You will be able to watch it over and over and continue to discover nuances and possibilities that you hadn't seen before

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01/01/00
Carlo Cavagna
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