My Brilliant Career (1979) more movies like this

directed by Gillian Armstrong
featuring Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Patricia Kennedy

Both actress Judy Davis and director Gillian Armstrong made a big splash on the international scene with this charming Australian film that examines late 19th century Australian society from the perspective of a headstrong woman who refuses to follow convention. The film charts the developing self-awareness of Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) as she ...

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The Getting of Wisdom (1977) more movies like this

directed by Bruce Beresford
featuring Susannah Fowle, Barry Humphries, John Waters, Sheila Helpmann, Patricia Kennedy

The suffocating repressiveness of the Victorian era is superbly realized by director Bruce Beresford in The Getting of Wisdom. Thirteen-year-old Laura (Susannah Fowle), an incorrigible free spirit from the Australian outback, is enrolled in a prestigious girl's boarding school. The indoctrination process is a rough one, and Laura very nearly loses ...

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