Picnic at Hanging Rock
Australia,
2018, 52 min
Directed by:
Larysa KondrackiScreenplay:
Beatrix ChristianCinematography:
Garry PhillipsComposer:
Cezary SkubiszewskiCast:
Natalie Dormer, Lily Sullivan, Lola Bessis, Harrison Gilbertson, Samara Weaving, Jonny Pasvolsky, Yael Stone, Bethany Whitmore, Philip Quast, Mark Coles Smith, Don Hany, Anna McGahan, Nicholas Hope (more)Plots(1)
In the final decade of the 19th century, mysterious widow, Hester Appleyard, arrives in Australia, haunted by a secret past. Here, in the new world, she establishes a successful school for young ladies. But six years later, on Valentine's Day, 1900, the enigmatic headmistress allows her pupils to picnic at Hanging Rock. And there, in the strange brooding landscape, something unthinkable happens. (Prime Video)
(more)Reviews (1)
I have mixed feelings. While I appreciated the cinematography, there was an undeniable sense that the creators were striving to inject drama and tension at every turn, almost too forcefully. The episode seemed heavily reliant on Natalie Dormer's performance.
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