Picnic at Hanging Rock [3 Discs] [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray] (1975)

Peter Weir's haunting and evocative mystery is set in the Australia of 1900, a mystical place where the British have attempted to impose their Christian culture with such tweedy refinements as a girls' boarding school. After gauzily-photographed, nicely underplayed scenes of the girls' budding sexuality being restrained in Victorian corsets, the uptight headmistress (Rachel Roberts) takes them on a Valentine's Day picnic into the countryside, and several of the girls, led by the lovely Miranda (Anne Lambert) decide to ... Read More

Peter Weir's haunting and evocative mystery is set in the Australia of 1900, a mystical place where the British have attempted to impose their Christian culture with such tweedy refinements as a girls' boarding school. After gauzily-photographed, nicely underplayed scenes of the girls' budding sexuality being restrained in Victorian corsets, the uptight headmistress (Rachel Roberts) takes them on a Valentine's Day picnic into the countryside, and several of the girls, led by the lovely Miranda (Anne Lambert) decide to explore a nearby volcanic rock formation. It's a desolate, primitive, vaguely menacing place, where one can almost feel the presence of ancient pagan spirits. Something -- and there is an unspoken but palpable emphasis on the inherent carnality of the place -- draws four of the girls to explore the rock. Three never return. No one ever finds out why. The repercussions for the school are tragic, and of course Roberts reacts with near-crazed anger, but what really happened? Weir gives enough clues to suggest any number of explanations, both physical and supernatural. Robert Firsching, Rovi Read Less

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  	Edition: 1975, Criterion Collection DVD, Good	Details: UPC: 715515117111 Format: W DVD Region: 1 Discs: 3 Studio: Criterion Collection Released: 1975 Language: English MPAA Rating: PG Alibris ID: 17889477049	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $3.46 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: Rachel Roberts, Anne Lambert, Jacki Weaver. Good. 2014 Run time: 107. Wear and tear to slipcover. Booklet included. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Satisfaction 100% guaranteed.
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  	Edition: 1975, Criterion Blu-Ray, New	Details: UPC: 715515117111 Format: Widescreen DVD Region: 1 Discs: 3 Studio: Criterion Released: 1975 Language: English MPAA Rating: PG Alibris ID: 16431522016	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $3.46 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse, Kirsty Child. New in new packaging. 3 discs. Language: English. Run time: 115 mins. Aspect ratio: 1.78: 1. Originally released: 1975. Ships same day or next business day. Tracking number with every order. Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.
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