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New Trailer for 4K Restoration of Peter Weir's 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'

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In this acclaimed 1975 Australian classic, a group of schoolgirls mysteriously vanish during a Valentine's Day picnic, sparking a haunting tale of sexual repression and the chasm between settlers and an ancient land.
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  • Director Peter Weir's third feature film 'Picnic at Hanging Rock' helped usher in a new era of Australian cinema with its sensual, striking chronicle of a disappearance and its aftermath.
  • Film critic Roger Ebert called the movie 'a work of poetic horror whose secrets haunt viewers to this day', praising its beautiful cinematography and exploration of the tensions between European settlers and the mysteries of their new home.
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Peter Weir, Joan Lindsay, Cliff Green, Hal McElroy, Jim McElroy, Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, Vivean Gray, Jacki Weaver, Roger Ebert, Janus Films, 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'
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