‘A haunting and compelling oddity from Australian
master Peter Weir… part mystery, part horror, an
impressionist poem to lost innocence’
★★★★★
Empire
‘The first true masterpiece of Australian cinema’
Philip French, The Observer
‘You can see its influences in everything… remains
[Peter Weir’s] most extraordinary work’
Mark Kermode
The internationally acclaimed Australian cinema classic Picnic At Hanging Rock established the now legendary, Peter Weir (The Truman Show, Dead Poets Society) as a major filmmaker and with BAFTA-winning photography and a memorably haunting score, it remains one of the most chillingly atmospheric and beautifully enigmatic films ever made. Now this seminal piece of cinema has received a stunning new Limited Edition 4K Uhd/Blu-ray release alongside Standard Editions on 4K Uhd and Blu-ray courtesy of Second Sight Films.
The film is presented in an impressive new Second Sight Films 4K scan and restoration from the original camera negative, which was supervised...
master Peter Weir… part mystery, part horror, an
impressionist poem to lost innocence’
★★★★★
Empire
‘The first true masterpiece of Australian cinema’
Philip French, The Observer
‘You can see its influences in everything… remains
[Peter Weir’s] most extraordinary work’
Mark Kermode
The internationally acclaimed Australian cinema classic Picnic At Hanging Rock established the now legendary, Peter Weir (The Truman Show, Dead Poets Society) as a major filmmaker and with BAFTA-winning photography and a memorably haunting score, it remains one of the most chillingly atmospheric and beautifully enigmatic films ever made. Now this seminal piece of cinema has received a stunning new Limited Edition 4K Uhd/Blu-ray release alongside Standard Editions on 4K Uhd and Blu-ray courtesy of Second Sight Films.
The film is presented in an impressive new Second Sight Films 4K scan and restoration from the original camera negative, which was supervised...
- 5/11/2023
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
As she prepares to give an annual lecture in his name, Hadley Freeman remembers writing to the late Observer writer for career advice, and being met with support, screenings and spaghetti
Philip French was not the first journalist to whom I sent a letter. That accolade goes to John Simpson, who I wrote to when I was 14 and stuck in hospital for the foreseeable future, so nothing seemed more appealing than being a foreign correspondent: all that freedom, flying and distance from the white walls I was then trapped inside. Simpson, to his eternal credit, sent me back a long, handwritten letter, which I still have somewhere, in which he encouraged me to keep writing, find what interests me and never to be afraid to ask those I admire for guidance.
Four years later, I was out of hospital and I was free but now I wanted to spend my...
Philip French was not the first journalist to whom I sent a letter. That accolade goes to John Simpson, who I wrote to when I was 14 and stuck in hospital for the foreseeable future, so nothing seemed more appealing than being a foreign correspondent: all that freedom, flying and distance from the white walls I was then trapped inside. Simpson, to his eternal credit, sent me back a long, handwritten letter, which I still have somewhere, in which he encouraged me to keep writing, find what interests me and never to be afraid to ask those I admire for guidance.
Four years later, I was out of hospital and I was free but now I wanted to spend my...
- 10/6/2018
- by Hadley Freeman
- The Guardian - Film News
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