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Rock star

Jennifer Coombes explores the lush images of Picnic at Hanging Rock, featuring Anne-Louise Lambert’s Miranda, the face of the film. 

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Karen Robson (Irma); Anne Louise Lambert (Miranda); Jane Vallis (Marion); and Christine Schuler (Edith)
Karen Robson (Irma); Anne Louise Lambert (Miranda); Jane Vallis (Marion); and Christine Schuler (Edith)
Anne-Louise Lambert as Miranda Courtesy Picnic Productions
Anne-Louise Lambert as Miranda Courtesy Picnic Productions
Anne-Louise Lambert as Miranda by Russell Boyd
Anne-Louise Lambert as Miranda
 by Russell Boyd
Anne Louise Lambert (Miranda); Jane Vallis (Marion); Christine Schuler (Edith); and Karen Robson (Irma) David Kynoch Courtesy Picnic Productions
Anne Louise Lambert (Miranda); Jane Vallis (Marion); Christine Schuler (Edith); and Karen Robson (Irma)
David Kynoch Courtesy Picnic Productions
Anne-Louise Lambert as Miranda Courtesy Picnic Productions
Anne-Louise Lambert as Miranda Courtesy Picnic Productions
Poster daybill Courtesy Picnic Productions
Poster daybill Courtesy Picnic Productions
Poster for German re-release, 1990 Courtesy Picnic Productions
Poster for German re-release, 1990 Courtesy Picnic Productions
Miranda’s dress, designed by Judith Dorsman Courtesy Picnic Productions
Miranda’s dress, designed by Judith Dorsman Courtesy Picnic Productions
Poster for director's cut of the film, 1999 Courtesy Picnic Productions
Poster for director's cut of the film, 1999
 Courtesy Picnic Productions
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Previous exhibition, 2017

Striking, beautiful portraiture comes out of the most thoroughly documented creative process there is – filmmaking. In a ground-breaking collaboration the National Portrait Gallery and National Film and Sound Archive invite you into this captivating realm between real and fictional worlds. 
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