"Everyone agreed that the day was just right for the picnic to Hanging
Rock--a shimmering summer morning warm and still, with cicadas
shrilling...."
St. Valentine's Day, in the midst of the hot summer of 1900, a party of
schoolgirls went on a picnic to Hanging Rock.
Some were never to return....
An Australian classic, the disappearance of three girls and a
schoolteacher at Hanging Rock has captivated and intrigued audiences for
generations. Jacqueline McKenzie's interpretation of the bestselling
novel captures all of the beauty of the Rock and illustrates the eerie
sense of the unknown for which the story is legendary.