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The Getting of Wisdom
1977
Synopsis
At a strict Melbourne finishing school in the late Victorian era, country girl Laura Tweedle Rambotham struggles against rigid expectations. Imaginative and defiant, she navigates friendship, rivalry, and heartbreak while refusing to conform to the model of a proper young lady.
Editorial
A passion project for Bruce Beresford, this spirited boarding-school drama shares some DNA with the seminal Picnic at Hanging Rock. With a wilful lead performance from Susannah Fowle as the young ward receiving her sentimental education, The Getting of Wisdom is a New Wave coming-of-age classic.
