Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 film by Peter Weir
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Summary
Picnic at Hanging Rock is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,758 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Peter Weir[3]
- Screenwriter: Cliff Green[4]
- Composer: Gheorghe Zamfir[5]
- Movement: Australian New Wave[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], mystery film[8], coming-of-age film[9]
- Based on: Picnic at Hanging Rock[10]
- Cast member: Anne-Louise Lambert[11], Rachel Roberts[12], Vivean Gray[13], Helen Morse[14], Kirsty Child[15], Dominic Guard[16], Jacki Weaver[17], Karen Robson[18], John Jarratt[19], Tony Llewelyn-Jones[20], Wynn Roberts[21], Martin Vaughan[22], John Fegan[23], Peter Collingwood[24]
- Producer: Hal and Jim McElroy[25], Patricia Lovell[26]
- Production company: Australian Film Commission[27]
- Director of photography: Russell Boyd[28]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
- Commons category: Picnic at Hanging Rock (film)[30]
- Distribution format: video on demand[31]
- Review score: 8.4/10[32], 91%[33]
- Color: color[34]
- Country of origin: Australia[35]
- Publication date: August 8, 1975[36], October 31, 1976[37]
- Distributed by: Event Cinemas[38], Netflix[39]
- Narrative location: Australia[40], Hanging Rock[41]
- Filming location: Australia[42]
- Main subject: missing person[43], human sexuality[44], Victorian morality[45], women in the Victorian era[46]
- Described by source: The Feminist Film Guide[47]
- Nominated for: AACTA Award for Best Direction[48], AACTA Award for Best Film[49], AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role[50], AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role[51], AACTA Award for Best Cinematography[52], Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay[53]
- Title: Picnic at Hanging Rock[54]
- After a work by: Joan Lindsay[55]
Why It Matters
Picnic at Hanging Rock has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]