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Megan Abbott’s Adventures in Moviegoing

Megan Abbott on PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK

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    Directed by Peter Weir • 1975 • Australia
    Starring Rachel Roberts, Vivean Gray, Helen Morse

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    Directed by John Cassavetes • 1977 • United States
    Starring Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes, Ben Gazzara

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