UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO David Hemmings | SCENE
No picnic on this hanging rock. Churlish minds are wild and untamed, and here they are sinister. While this moment foreshadows the ending, its ultimate power is in the tension that sustains the entire film. When you already know your fate, what drives you to continue on nonetheless? Also, there's something intriguing about David Hemmings reiterating his essential character, aloof and apart, from BLOW-UP and PROFONDO ROSSO (DEEP RED).
1971. Dir. John Mackenzie. Starring Carolyn Seymour, Michael Kitchen, Michael Cashman, Tony Haygarth. Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth. Based on the play by Giles Cooper.
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