Picnic at Hanging Rock

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Teddy B Jan 27 Peter Weir retains the complex mystery, the blurred lines between fiction and reality, the dreamy, hypnotising atmosphere, and welcomes the maybe-present themes of sexual repression and Australia's cultural history from Joan Lindsay's original novel and improves on them, with eerie performances, beautiful cinematography and a disquieting soundtrack. You have to enter this film like under a hypnotist's trance: open, calm, curious; not expecting so much a mystery but the consequences of a quiet phenomenon. See more Johnny T. @Jbear125 Jan 8 Subtle but beautiful movie. See more 伊 @LienEd Jan 8 The unsolved mystery of the film is an uniquely elegant way of representing the hubris of colonizers. Because, of course the white, accented, delicate english settlers would not know what happened at hanging rock. How could they? Images of settlers, wearing suits and dresses, standing on a land alien to them, is typical of the colonial era. They are not of this land, they hold no claim over it, and no control over the forces of nature which they could not hope to understand. Thus, the mystery of what happened to the girls is simply a reflection of the settler's alien nature to the land. See more Jacob Y Oct 31 I watched this recently as part of October-themed/atmospheric screenings at my local cinema. It's so beautiful and the acting is great!! I think it's one of the most beautifully shot films I have ever seen - the colors, the angles, the visual storytelling. Big shout out to the fashion in this production, the costume storytelling was splendid. And the music was perfect, i was really surprised to hear Gheorghe Zamfir. I read it's a cult classic in folk horror before seeing it, and I get it, I feel like it's a good example of atmospheric horror, although i would also characterise it more as "daytime" gothic, rather than horror. It's unsettling and it leaves you thinking without actually instilling fear, or at least that was my take on it. Recommend!!! See more Mike M. @MikePerhaps Oct 16 A nonviolent thriller that’s mystery and layers linger long after viewing. The obtrusive contrast between the violent and dangerous Australian landscape and the prim proper pressured pomp of the female college couldn’t be more pertinent or prescient. Kudos to author and filmmakers for setting such a well constructed framework for our alluring and original haunt of a film. Weir creates an unsettling mood and atmosphere that left me leaning in and prying. Only to have that same intrigue turned inward at the end, leaving me to ask what is the author of this tale trying to make me see and feel, and maybe even… know. If you leave your own expectations at the door and take it for what it is, i.e what is given and not what you want it to be, only then can you see its power and impact. It’s no coincidence that there are probably more females than males that better “get” this film. But maybe I’ve said too much… See more jacob c Apr 23 A phenomenal entry in Australian cinema, Picnic at Hanging Rock is a haunting mystery, expertly filmed, that exudes elegance and grace. See more Read all reviews

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