Picnic (1949)
• October 14th, 1949 • 0h 22min
Drama
Overview
Beginning in the reality of American middle-class life, Picnic portrays the idealistic dream-quest of the protagonist, from which he is finally cast off. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.
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