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Director:
Bruce Beresford
Writers:
Henry Handel Richardson (novel)
Eleanor Witcombe (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 August 1978 (Australia) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
From Henry Handel Richardson's immortal best seller more
Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Just like to add more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Julia Blake ... Isabella Shepherd
Dorothy Bradley ... Miss Hicks
Kay Eklund ... Mrs. Rambotham
Max Fairchild ... Mr. O'Donnell
Jan Friedl ... Miss Snodgrass
Diana Greentree ... Maisie Shepherd
Maggie Kirkpatrick ... Sarah
Monica Maughan ... Miss Day
Candy Raymond ... Miss Zielinski
Terence Donovan ... Tom McNamara
Kerry Armstrong ... Kate
Celia De Burgh ... M.P.
Kim Deacon ... Lilith

Alix Longman ... Chinky
Jo-Anne Moore ... Tilly
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Additional Details

Runtime:
101 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:S | UK:PG

Fun Stuff

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Featured in The Hidden History of Homosexual Australia (2005) more

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Just like to add, 9 December 2004
Author: steatoda

Just like to add that the movie was based on a book by a turn of last century feminist Australian writer called Ethel Florence Robertson who wrote under the psedoymn of Henry Handel Richardson. She herself went through a similar experience in her childhood due to her brash nature and musical ability and also the death of her father at a young age. Her sexual orientation and particularly her relation with an old school friend was controversial. It's a funny little story and i think anyone who has been in a situation where they had a different family or social background will relate to it. Not a "wower" but it does give the audience a sense of life going on despite all that people may do.

Just a bit of background information for all who would like to know

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