Picnic at Hanging Rock (Weir, 1975): BFI Southbank, NFT1, 7.10pm
This 35mm presetnation is on an extended run at BFI Southbank. Details here.
BFI introduction:
Returning to the big screen to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Peter
Weir’s adaption of Joan Lindsay’s novel has lost none of its mystique or
mesmerising power. On Valentine’s Day 1900, students from Appleyard
College, a girls’ private school in Victoria, Australia, embark on a
field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging
Rock. Despite rules against it, several of the girls wander off. It’s
not until the end of the day that the group realise that some of their
party have mysteriously disappeared. Weir’s wonderfully enigmatic film,
with its ethereal cinematography, is possessed of a ghostly, foreboding
atmosphere. A significant influence on the work of Sofia Coppola, Picnic
at Hanging Rock has become a landmark for its dreamlike exploration of
the intensely romantic, yet profoundly unsettling, experience of
girlhood and burgeoning sexuality.
Kimberley Sheehan, Lead Programmer
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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