The Getting of Wisdom
– The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson (born Ethel Florence Lin..
The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson (born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson). Her novel is thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. The film is about a young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.
25 Aug 1977
English
Bruce Beresford
Henry Handel Richardson (from the novel by), Eleanor Witcombe (screenplay)
Julia Blake, Dorothy Bradley, Kay Eklund, Max Fairchild
Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies) crafts a tender coming-of-age tale that introduces one of Australian literature's most beloved characters to the screen, Laura Tweedle Rambotham (Susannah Fowle).
1 win & 4 nominations.
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