In 1900, a group of schoolgirls from a prestigious girls' boarding school go on a picnic to Hanging Rock in Australia. During the outing, four girls and a teacher mysteriously vanish without a trace, leaving the community in shock. The incident exposes the underlying sexual repression and societal constraints of the time, leading to sensational press coverage and an atmosphere of paranoia and tragedy.
This Traveltalk entry looks at some natural wonders of the western United States, including the Grand Canyon and the Devil's Tower. The last stop on the tour, an "unnatural wonder," is the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, where sculptor Gutzon Borglum is hard at work. At the time of filming, only the head of George Washington was close to completion. Thomas Jefferson's face was almost finished; only the upper half of Abraham Lincoln's face is visible; and Theodore Roosevelt's head was not yet started.
Short documentary about making of "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975) including interviews with actors, crew and Peter Weir himself.
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