Picnic at Hanging Rock 4K UHD (1975) from Second Sight

[Akijama]

Picnic at Hanging Rock 4K Blu-ray 2 cuts LE 4K + BD

Picnic at Hanging Rock 4K Blu-ray 2 cuts

1st of May



https://secondsightfilms.co.uk/colle...rder-available

Director: Peter Weir

Starring: Rachel Roberts, Anne Lambert, Karen Robson and Helen Morse

On Saturday 14th February 1900 a party of school girls from Appleyard College picnicked at Hanging Rock near Mt. Macedon in the state of Victoria. During the afternoon several members of the party disappeared without trace...

Special Features

A new Second Sight 4K restoration from the original camera negative supervised and approved by Director Peter Weir and Director of Photography Russell Boyd
Dual format 4 disc set featuring 2 UHDs and 2 Blu-rays both with bonus features
Includes restored versions of both Director's Cut and original Theatrical Cut
UHDs presented in HDR
Audio Commentary by film academics Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Josh Nelson
A Lovely Day for a Picnic: a new interview with Actor Karen Robson
Finding the Light: a new interview with Cinematographer Russell Boyd
Crashing Through Boundaries: a new interview Camera Operator John Seale
Something Beyond Explanation: Thomas Caldwell on Picnic at Hanging Rock
A Dream Within a Dream feature length documentary
An interview with author Joan Lindsay
A Recollection: Hanging Rock 1900
Outtakes
Original long trailer

Limited Edition Contents

Rigid slipcase with new artwork by Thinh Dinh
Soft cover book with new essays by Daniel Bird, Kat Ellinger and Justine Smith, archive essay by Rebecca Harkins-Cross, Costume Gallery and features on the original marketing of the film and the new restoration
The original novel with exclusive cover art by Thinh Dinh
6 collectors' art cards

Catalogue number: 2NDBR4171

Certificate: PG

Region: 4K UHD Region Free / Blu-ray Region B

[Show spoiler]

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK UPDATE*
Happy Valentine’s Day! Pre-orders and full details for our new restoration of Peter Weir’s seminal slice of Australian cinema coming later this week, including our 4 disc 4K / Blu-ray Limited Edition and standard editions.

[By_His_Strypes]

Hell to the Yes!

[ste71]

I'm in!

[HuggyBear73]

Real nice surprise!

Hope .. POSSESSION ('81).. is around the corner.

[Jdmcreator]

Hoping for both cuts!

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Jdmcreator

Hoping for both cuts!

They already announced that both cuts were fully restored.

[PNguyen]

Criterion where you at?

[Katatonia]

I'm probably more excited for this release than any upcoming release anywhere. I'm pre-ordering this baby as soon as it shows up.

[Mosley likes BFDI]

Hopefully Criterion does their own 4K in the US.

[James Luckard]

Originally Posted by Katatonia

I'm probably more excited for this release than any upcoming release anywhere. I'm pre-ordering this baby as soon as it shows up.

I can't wait to see the theatrical cut, I've never seen it, and I usually prefer theatrical cuts of films, so I'm curious to compare them.

I think they also said the theatrical cut would have the original audio mix, while the director's cut would have the remix.

It was all in that YouTube video from the conference in Italy a few months back.

[Katatonia]

Originally Posted by James Luckard

I can't wait to see the theatrical cut, I've never seen it, and I usually prefer theatrical cuts of films, so I'm curious to compare them.

I think they also said the theatrical cut would have the original audio mix, while the director's cut would have the remix.

It was all in that YouTube video from the conference in Italy a few months back.

The Theatrical Cut is far superior almost beyond question. It's the version that I had viewed numerous times before the Director's Cut first came out. The shortened DC basically just cuts out entire characters/scenes and really added nothing. It's the decades-later "Director's Cut" that I dislike almost as much as what happened to The Warriors and the original Star Wars trilogy.

I only have the Theatrical Cut on the old "Second Sight" 2008 UK 3-Disc DVD set... so it's great news that it will finally be released in HD!

[Umdlye]

So excited for this!

Also just had a crazy serendipity moment... just logged on to the forum after finishing season 2 of The Leftovers. Checked up on this thread and decided to check the Wikipedia page for the film to read about the theatrical cut (I've only seen the director's cut), only to find this!

[ste71]

I love the theme music to this film. So haunting and beautiful.

[DaylightsEnd]

Originally Posted by PNguyen

Criterion where you at?

Dabbling around somewhere, lost in the wrong color space?

FiM encode, pretty please, Second Sight!!!

And I'm with HuggyBear73! Possession '81 next, Second Sight, Hells yes! Can't forget that masterpiece of lunacy in 4k.

[By_His_Strypes]

Criterion is kinda second rate to a Second Sight release anyways...

[spf781]

One, please!

[jacobsever]

Originally Posted by HuggyBear73

Hope .. POSSESSION ('81).. is around the corner.

Oh man. Even though I own the Mondo Vision /2000 huge ass set, I'd welcome a UHD Second Sight edition in a heart beat.

Originally Posted by Mosley likes BFDI

Hopefully Criterion does their own 4K in the US.

...but why? This will be better. And have MUCH better packaging. Second Sight & Arrow Limited Editions are the absolute best sizes. Not too large and obnoxious, but a little more substantial than just a case. I wish every movie came in slim slip boxes like them.

Also, I've never seen this movie and buying the Second Sight LE will be a blind buy that I'm excited for.

[Scoot79]

I'm so glad that we're going to have both cuts (114 minutes and 107 minutes) in 4K UltraHD in their OAR. I can't wait to add it to my collection.

[BigDmo531]

I thought I saw Geoff D mentioned seeing this restoration and saying it'd be interesting to see how people reacted to it. I'm a little worried honestly

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by BigDmo531

I thought I saw Geoff D mentioned seeing this restoration and saying it'd be interesting to see how people reacted to it. I'm a little worried honestly

Oh no...could this be the so-called DNR disaster?

This is one of my favorites so I'm praying with all my being.