My Brilliant Career (1979)
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Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 7 Rotten:0 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Synopsis:
The oldest child of a poor Australian ranch family (Judy Davis) has aspirations of artistic greatness. However, she finds that she must choose between her dream and her less-than-perfect love affair with Harry (Sam Neill). Based on the autobiographical novel by Miles Franklin, the film was... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Robert Grubb, Wendy Hughes
Director: Gillian Armstrong
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A seminal part of Australian cinema, made at the end of the 70s, when local filmmaking was no longer just a wild dream; in some ways we can see a symbolic metaphor for Australia itself in the story of strong willed Sybylla aspiring to be heard
11/24/07 05:24 PM
A remarkably assured -- and unfailingly attractive looking -- look at the life of a young woman in 1897 Australia.
07/25/07 11:36 AM
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My Brilliant Career is a near perfect film exploring the efforts of an independent-minded farm girl to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer.
01/27/04 06:40 PM
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