Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Criterion Collection [with Extras]

Peter Weir's haunting and evocative mystery is set in the Australia of 1900, a mystical place where the British have attempted to impose their Christian culture with such tweedy refinements as a girls' boarding school. After gauzily-photographed, nicely underplayed scenes of the girls' budding sexuality being restrained in Victorian corsets, the uptight headmistress (Rachel Roberts) takes them on a Valentine's Day picnic into the countryside, and several of the girls, led by the lovely Miranda (Anne Lambert) decide to explore a nearby volcanic rock formation. It's a desolate, primitive, vaguely menacing place, where one can almost feel the presence of ancient pagan spirits. Something – and there is an unspoken but palpable emphasis on the inherent carnality of the place – draws four of the girls to explore the rock. Three never return. No one ever finds out why. The repercussions for the school are tragic, and of course Roberts reacts with near-crazed anger, but what really happened? Weir gives enough clues to suggest any number of explanations, both physical and supernatural.

STARS.........: Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert, Vivean Gray
DIRECTOR......: Peter Weir
WRITERS.......: Cliff Green
GENRE.........: Drama, Mystery
IMDB RATING...: 7.6/10  25,722 votes
IMDB LINK.....: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073540
RUNTIME.......: 1h 47mn
SIZE..........: 4.12GB
VIDEO CODEC...: x264 (High@L4.1)
RESOLUTION....: 1920x1080
ASPECT RATIO..: 1.78:1
BITRATE.......: 5000 Kbps (3-pass)
FRAMERATE.....: 23.976 fps
AUDIO.........: English E-AC3 5.1 512kbps
SUBTITLES.....: ENG
CHAPTERS......: Yes
SOURCE........: Criterion Blu Ray
ENCODED BY....: Sartre
ENCODE DATE...: 2016-11-29

Extras

• Everything Begins and Ends - In this new documentary, coproducer Hal McElroy, director of photography Russell Boyd, actress Helen Morse (Mademoiselle de Poitiers), coproducer Jim McElroy, actress Anne Lambert (Miranda), and executive producer Patricia Lovell discuss the production history of Picnic at Hanging Rock and the unique story it tells. The interviews included in the documentary were conducted in 2003. (31 min, 720p).

• A Recollection… Hanging Rock 1900 - A documentary exploring the fascinating subject of the film, its production history and success. The documentary, which was produced by Patricia Lovell, features interviews with different cast and crew members. It also appears on the Region-B release of Picnic at Hanging Rock. (27 min, 720p).

• Peter Weir - In this archival video interview, director Peter Weir recalls his initial impression of Joan Lindsay's beautiful novel and how Picnic at Hanging Rock came to exist, and discusses the Australian film industry during the early '70s, the film's production history, the casting process, the shooting of specific sequences, etc. The interview was conducted in 2003. (25 min, 720p).

• Homesdale - Peter Weir's 1971 film Homesdale inspired executive producer Patricia Lovell to approach him about directing Picnic at Hanging Rock. The film, which was shot at the director's home in Sydney, won the Grand Prix at the 1971 Australian Film Industry Awards. In black and white. (50 min, 720p).

• David Thomson Introduction - In this new video piece, film scholar David Thomson introduces Picnic at Hanging Rock and discusses the film's unique themes and construction. The introduction was filmed exclusively for Criterion in 2014. (10 min, 720p).

• Trailer - Original theatrical trailer for Picnic at Hanging Rock. (5 min, 720p).


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