Valentine’s Day, 1900: Four Australian schoolgirls wander from a field trip to an ancient geological outcropping and only one returns, the others having vanished with nary a trace. It’s “Truman Show” director Peter Weir’s haunting classic “Picnic at Hanging Rock,” now re-released in the filmmaker’s original cut. We asked Karen Robson, who portrayed Irma, the one girl who was found, what she thought happened to the others. “I’m loath to say. There are ideas about skulduggery on various people’s parts, `Twilight Zone’-y explanations, but I’m more interested in what the film says about the imposition of European values on Australian society. And there are so many hints in the film as to the metaphysical nature of the rock, with time standing still or vast expanses of it missing and unaccounted for. … I’m drawn to the more mystical interpretations.” The film begins a weeklong run at Facets Multimedia, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave., on Friday. Call 773-281-4114.
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