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Rewatching Picnic at Hanging Rock at 50: an unsettling portrayal of place, silence and disappearance

Peter Weir’s Picnic at Hanging Rock, released 50 years ago, is remembered for its eerie atmosphere and mysterious story. But beneath its haunting beauty, the film challenges the idea of colonial control over the Australian landscape.

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025

Joan Lindsay published Picnic at Hanging Rock at 71. Her writing life presents its own mysteries

Brenda Niall’s new book, as its full title announces, is a biographical account of the “hidden life” of novelist Joan Lindsay, best known as the author of Picnic at Hanging Rock.

The Conversation · Feb 23, 2025

Picnic at Hanging Rock review – a haunting, heady horror story

Sydney Theatre Company’s adaptation of the beloved Joan Lindsay novel, in which four schoolgirls go missing during a bush excursion, reveals the ghost story lurking within

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2025

Horror, satire, tawdry wealth and postcolonial critique: 5 classics to catch up on this summer

I’ve dedicated my professional life to reading and teaching the English classics. The crucial thing about classics is that they start as cutting-edge literary experiments.

The Conversation · Dec 22, 2024

You need to watch M. Night Shyamalan's most divisive thriller on HBO Max ASAP

More than the meme it was reduced to, M. Night Shyamalan’s surreal thriller is worth another look.

Inverse · May 18, 2022