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The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom
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The Getting of Wisdom

1977
Directed byBruce Beresford
1h 41m

Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. 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.

CAST
Susannah FowleLaura Tweedle RambothamHilary RyanEvelynTerence Donovan
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
PRODUCTION
Australian Film Commission
RATING
5.4

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