"The film’s mystery still shimmers." - Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
"The readings are endless, the mood impossibly eerie and the legacy untouchable." - Kevin Maher, Times UK
Opens May 16 | On Valentine's Day, 1900, a group of schoolgirls are treated to a field trip in the Australian countryside, during which three girls and their teacher vanish without a trace. PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK is an unsettling watch, equal parts sensual and threatening, filled with secrets director Peter Weir refuses to answer. Of the film, The New York Times critic Vincent Canby wrote, “Horror need not always be a dismembered corpse...it may be a warm sunny day.” As mystifying as it was upon its release 50 years ago, this genre-defying Australian New Wave classic is all the more hypnotic with this stunning 4K restoration. Siskel Film Center exclusive.
Awards & Nominations
Winner - Best Cinematography - BAFTA Awards
Nominee - Best Film, Best Direction, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actress in a Lead Role (Helen Morse), Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Tony Llewellyn-Jones), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Anne-Louise Lambert), Australian Film Institute
The Film Center is ADA accessible. This presentation will be projected without open captions. The theater is hearing-loop equipped. For accessibility requests, please email filmcenter@saic.edu