My brilliant career

DVD - 2019

Director Gillian Armstrong drew on author Miles Franklin's novel, a turn-of-the-twentieth-century Australian coming-of-age story, to upend the conventions of period romance. Headstrong young Sybylla bemoans her stifling life in the country, where her literary ambitions receive little encouragement, and craves independence. When a handsome landowner begins to court her, Sybylla must decide whether she can reconcile the prospect of marriage with the life's work she has imagined for herself.

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Genres
Feature films
Fiction films
Biographical films
Romance films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection [2019]
Language
English
Other Authors
Gillian Armstrong, 1950- (film director), Eleanor Witcombe (screenwriter), Margaret Fink (film producer), Judy Davis, 1956- (actor), Sam Neill (-), Wendy Hughes, 1952-2014, Peter Whitford, 1939-, Miles Franklin, 1879-1954
Edition
Widescreen
Item Description
Adapted from the novel by Miles Franklin.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1979.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
Special features: audio commentary from 2009 featuring Armstrong; new interview with Armstrong; interview from 1980 with actor Judy Davis; new interview with production designer Luciana Arrighi; trailer.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, wide screen (1.85:1); mono.
Audience
MPAA rating: G.
Production Credits
Music, Nathan Waks ; cinematography, Donald McAlpine ; editor, Nicholas Beauman.
ISBN
9781681435787
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Much to the chagrin of her family, a fiercely independent young lass (Judy Davis) living in turn-of-the-century rural Australia dreams of becoming a writer--even if it means foregoing marriage to a sympathetic suitor (Sam Neil) she loves. Gillian Armstrong's radiant coming-of-age film, a seminal entry in the Aussie New Wave, boasts a flawless high-definition restoration 40 years after its Cannes Film Festival premiere. An archival interview with breakout star Davis plus new sit-downs with Armstrong and the production designer provide welcome thoughts on this classic.

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