Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

On every episode of Wild Pretty Things, we explore one of our pop culture obsessions, or one of Bren’s!

This episode we’re spending a sunny day with the Valentine’s Day classic: Picnic at Hanging Rock, including full spoilers toward the end of the podcast.

 

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Picnic At Hanging Rock is the 1975 Australian adaptation of the Joan Lindsay novel about 3 girls and one of their teachers who go missing after a school trip.

 

dir Peter Weir (Dead Poet’s Society, Master & Commander, The Truman Show, The Mosquito Coast, The Last Wave)

Producer: Pat Lovell

DP: Russell Boyd (Crocodile Dundee, Master & Commander)

Costumes: Judy Dorsman 

makeup supervisor: Jose Luis Perez (Lord of the Rings)

and Liz Michie (Ever After!)

Cast

 

missing students:

Sara - Margaret Nelson

Miranda - Anne-Louise Lambert 

Irma - Karen Robson - Samara Weaving in the Prime mini

McCraw - Vivean Gray (The Last Wave)

Edith - Christine Schuler

Appleyard - Rachel Roberts (‘74 Murder on the Orient Express) - Natalie Dormer

Minnie (maid) - Jacki Weaver (Oscar noms for Animal Kingdom and Silver Linings Playbook)

Dianna de Poitiers - Helen Morse

Michael - Dominic Guard

Albert - John Jarratt (Wolf Creek)

 

Sharp Objects: we recommend something similar or relevant

 

The Next Picture Show - Picnic at Hanging Rock + The Dry

 

0:30:00 Analysis

P@HR as Weird Fiction

 

Story as dream & “real”

 

women as wild

 

Virgin Suicides influence?

 

Religion, Magic

 

Let’s Get Wild: Trivia & Random Thoughts

additional credits and bibliography:

 

Switchblade Sisters Podcast 

https://maximumfun.org/episodes/switchblade-sisters/episode-98-picnic-at-hanging-rock-with-the-office-and-maniac-writer-caroline-williams/ 

 

Deep Focus Lense review: https://youtu.be/Q-2Ttyh1FMc 

 

Acid Horizon podcast on Mark Fisher’s “The Weird & the Eerie” https://youtu.be/D__3ns55_k0 

 

Next Picture Show

https://cms.megaphone.fm/channel/FLM2375047009?selected=FILM5611478037 

 

Just one video busting corset myths:

https://youtu.be/rExJskBZcW0