To mark the anniversary re-release of two key films in what has become known as the 'New Wave' and 'Post New Wave' of Australian Cinema - PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK and MURIEL'S WEDDING - Riverside are delighted to be working again with Professor Andy Willis to bring you a specially curated 1970s-90s Australian film season across April and May complete with recorded introductions before each show.
PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975)
“By turns fascinating and mysterious” – Empire
“A story of fear, desire, repression and the primal power of landscape” – The Guardian
On Valentine’s Day 1900, students from Appleyard College, a girls’ private school in Victoria, Australia, embark on a field trip to an unusual but scenic volcanic formation called Hanging Rock. Despite rules against it, several of the girls wander off. It’s not until the end of the day that the group realise that some of their party have mysteriously disappeared.
Returning to the big screen to celebrate its 50th anniversary in a dazzling 4K restoration, Peter Weir’s adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s novel has lost none of its mystique or mesmerising power. A significant influence on the work of Sofia Coppola, Picnic at Hanging Rock has become a landmark for its dreamlike exploration of the intensely romantic, yet profoundly unsettling, experience of girlhood and burgeoning sexuality. It’s a wonderful, haunting treat.
£100/year gets you: 6 free cinema tickets, 10% off all tickets at Riverside, 10% off our various bars & bakery, free popcorn every cinema visit, no booking fees, AND MUCH MORE
