Don’t miss this gorgeous new 4K restoration of Peter Weir’s dreamy Australian New Wave classic, just in time for the film’s 50th anniversary!
One Valentine’s Day in the 1900s, the typically strict headmistress at a conservative boarding school for girls treats the students to a picnic trip at an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, several girls venture off on their own. It’s not until the end of the day that the faculty realize the girls and one of the teachers have disappeared mysteriously and without a trace.
Voted the best Australian film of all time by members of the Australian Film Institute, this visually mesmerizing film is a powerful look at sexual repression, feminine beauty, and the power (and horror) of the natural world. It’s also influenced everyone from Sofia Coppola to Alexander McQueen and has the power to turn even casual moviegoers into instant cinephiles with its beauty.
