Picnic at Hanging Rock: The Extraordinary Story

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Joan Lindsay's book came from a series of dreams she had over a period of a week.
The story was set on Valentine's Day since she got married on that day.
Miranda was Joan Lindsay's favorite character.
Joan Lindsay had been called a mystic, apparently able to communicate with non-corporal entities, predict the future and see things that happened in the past.
Hanging Rock itself was not the first choice as to where to do the film.
The girls were recruited from very expensive schools.
The shooting of the film took about six weeks.
Bridal veils were put over the lenses to give the film a certain effect.
The tea dresses originally were to be pastel but ended up being white.

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