We will be watching the 1975 Australian film Picnic at Hanging Rock, directed by Peter Weir. I would love to regale you with the compelling tale of an epiphany I had which inspired me to select this film. But the truth is that I noticed it languishing in my Netflix queue and it:
(A) is neither too long (like Carlos (2010), another film (more of a miniseries, really) I wanted to pick) nor too short (like La Jetée (1962))
(A) is neither too long (like Carlos (2010), another film (more of a miniseries, really) I wanted to pick) nor too short (like La Jetée (1962))
(B) seems as though it might meet some of my requirements for quality cinema: namely that it is critically acclaimed and (according to Netflix) "understated, scary, and dark". Oh, and the cinematography is supposed to be top-notch.
But I haven't seen it before (per my rules) so don't blame me if it sucks.
But I haven't seen it before (per my rules) so don't blame me if it sucks.
If Netflix is late then our fallback option is Virunga, a 2014 documentary which I have also been wanting to see for a while.
8:00 PM @ House Garry (Thank you, Ben & Caroline!)
115 minutes
Dawson's Creek will be our desert after the main meal.
Sweet. See you Thursday.
ReplyDeleteCount me in. Oh, and for the record, it's "La Jetée"
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