Who directed the film Picnic at flanging Rock?
Picnic at Hanging Rock (film) Picnic at Hanging Rock (film) Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery drama film which was produced by Hal and Jim McElroy, directed by Peter Weir, and starred Vivean Gray, Dominic Guard, Anne-Louise Lambert, Helen Morse, and Rachel Roberts. It was adapted by Cliff Green from the 1967 novel of the same name by Joan Lindsay, who was deliberately ambiguous about whether the events really took place, although the story is in fact entirely fictitious. The plot involves the disappearance of several schoolgirls and their teacher during a picnic at Hanging Rock, Victoria on Valentine's Day in 1900,
Picnic at Hanging Rock (film) borrowed heavily from "Picnic at Hanging Rock" for her productions of "The Virgin Suicides" as well as "Marie Antoinette". Both films, like "Picnic at Hanging Rock", deal extensively with themes of death and femininity as well as adolescent perceptions of love and sexuality. Excerpts of the film's dialogue can be heard in the cello rock group Rasputina's song "Girls' School" which is featured on their album "Frustration Plantation". Rasputina's personal aesthetic has also been likened to "Picnic at Hanging Rock" by critics. American actress Chloë Sevigny has cited the film as an influence on her personal style. American television writer