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Picnic at Hanging Rock outtakes - Mrs Appleyard at the Rock
Title:
Picnic at Hanging Rock outtakes - Mrs Appleyard at the Rock
NFSA ID
1395795
Year
1975
Courtesy
Martin Sharp
Silent outtakes and unused material taken during the filming of Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975, directed by Peter Weir).
The clip includes scenes from the original ending showing Mrs Appleyard (Rachel Roberts), the principal of Appleyard College, climbing Hanging Rock, retracing the steps of the missing schoolgirls and encountering a vision of orphan Sara Waybourne (Margaret Nelson).
Excerpts are taken from reels of 35mm silent colour outtakes, trims of scenes and additional unused material acquired from Martin Sharp, who was credited on the film as 'Artistic Advisor to the Director’.
Notes by Stephen Groenewegen
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