Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1967 novel by Australian author Joan Lindsay. Set in Victoria, Australia in 1900, it is about a group of female boarding school students who vanish at Hanging Rock while on
William Ford's 1875 painting At the Hanging Rock, held at the National Gallery of Victoria, was the basis of the novel's title; in addition to her writing, Lindsay was also a professional painter and influenced by visual art.
Statue of fictional Miranda character at the Hanging Rock visitors' centre.
Picnic at Hanging Rock is a 1975 Australian mystery film directed by Peter Weir from a screenplay by Cliff Green, based on the 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay. The film stars Rachel Roberts, Dominic Guard,
Picnic at Hanging Rock (novel)
…on the "Big Jubilee Read" list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. It was adapted into a 1975 film of the same name, directed by Peter Weir. Although the events depicted in the novel are apparently entirely fictional, it is framed as though it were a true story…
Theatrical release poster
Works of Australian Impressionism, such as Frederick McCubbin's Lost (1886), inspired the film's themes and visual style.
Martindale Hall (located near Mintaro in South Australia), was the location for Appleyard Hall, the school featured in the film.