A WOMAN OF TASTE PRESENTS: PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (dir: PETER WEIR)

Directed by Peter Weir
Australia, 1975, 1h 55min, in English

"What we see and what we seem are but a dream, a dream within a dream."

Considered an essential film of 70s Australian New Wave, Picnic at Hanging Rock weaves together folklore, natural history, dreams, and nightmares to illustrate how innocence can shatter without reason. Based on Joan Lindsay's novel, the story speaks in hushed tones of societal pressures and repression young girls face while attempting to make sense of the mystical and haunting power of Hanging Rock.

• write up by A Woman of Taste/Jenny McKeown/Hyperreal Film Club

Venue Details: Doors open at 7pm. There is a small parking lot next to the pickleball courts. There is also street parking available. Normal movie theater concessions available for purchase.

Ticket
Trailer
Discussion venue AFTER the screening High Noon

Meetup Structure
1: Meet at the theater with other members prior to the screening. We’ll be near the back bench in front of the bar.

2: If you missed or arrived late then meet the Event Host who will wait for all the participants to converge in the lobby after the screening at the same spot.

3: The group will proceed to the designated hangout space for the discussion.