The Getting of Wisdom
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.
Genre: Drama
Actor: Susannah Fowle, Hilary Ryan, Terence Donovan, Patricia Kennedy, Sheila Helpmann, Candy Raymond, Barry Humphries, John Waters, Kerry Armstrong, Sigrid Thornton
Director: Bruce Beresford
Country: Australia
Produced By: Australian Film Commission
Runtime: 101
Release: 1977
Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Language: English,
Views: 226
Content Rating:Not Rated
Quality: DVD
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