The Ending of Picnic at Hanging Rock

November 5, 2008 by Chris
Filed under: Lessons Learned

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Awhile back I wrote about rediscovering a movie from my past, “Picnic at Hanging Rock”.

I rented the movie from Netflix. Then as now, the movie captivated me. The scenery. The score. The acting. Beautiful.

So much mystery surrounded the original story. True? Not true? At the time I mentioned the mysterious 18th chapter that author, Joan Lindsay, published posthumously. So, being the curious type I am, I located the ending.

No, no spoilers here, but a word of caution—don’t bother. My goodness, it was so totally against anything I might have hoped for with this movie. Did the author draw herself in such a corner? I’m convinced now that Joan Lindsay is having the last laugh.

To my readers who did their bit of detective work as well, I humbly apologize. Photo by Looking Glass