German distributors Koch Media have officially announced that they will release on Blu-ray acclaimed Australian director Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975), starring Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert and Vivean Gray. Street date is July 27th.
In addition to the Standard Edition Blu-ray release, Koch Media will also offer a Special Edition (BD/3DVD) with additional supplemental features.
Standard Edition:
Original Trailer
Bildergalerie mit seltenem Werbematerial (Stills and rare promo materials)
Special Edition:
Kinofassung (Cinema Version)
Dokumentationen (Documentary)
Interviews
Bildergalerien (Gallery of Stills)
Promos
Trailer
u.v.m. mit einer Laufzeit von über 5 Stunden (more than five hours of additional content)
24-seitiges Booklet (24-page illustrated booklet)
Kurzfilm (Short Films)
Peter Weir's atmospheric film is based on actual events which have never been fully explained. On St Valentine's Day 1900, a group of Australian schoolgirls set out on a picnic. Two of the girls and one of the teachers mysteriously vanish, and even an extensive search turns up nothing.
Note: Blu-ray.com has reviewed the UK Blu-ray release of Picnic at Hanging Rock, courtesy of Second Sight Films, here.