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Getting of Wisdom, The
- Year of completion
- 1977
- Content type
- Narrative Content
- Format
- Feature
- Genre
- Drama
- Duration
- 100 minutes
- Production Status
- Completed
Synopsis
The story of Laura, a lively intelligent tomboy who is sent to a classy Melbourne boarding school for ladies. The film is a vivid, often abrasive picture of the emergence of a very individualistic woman from an immature girl. Based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Henry Handel Richardson.
Cast and Crew
Producer
Phillip AdamsDirector
Bruce BeresfordWriter
Eleanor WitcombeCast
Susannah Fowles, John Waters, Barry Humphries, Hilary Ryan, Terence Donovan, Patricia Kennedy, Sheila HelpmannScreenings
1998 — Australian Film Week - Vienna
1996 — Strictly Oz - A History of Australian Film - UCLA
1978 — Cannes Film Festival
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Australian Sales
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Nine Films and Television Pty LtdProduction Company
Southern Cross FilmsShare this Production
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