A young independent woman who lives with her grandmother and aunt in the countryside rebels against being pressured into marriage and chooses to solely focus on having a career as a writer. Nevertheless, two suitors propose to her.
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| Judy Davis | ... | Sybylla Melvyn | |
| Sam Neill | ... | Harry Beecham | |
| Wendy Hughes | ... | Aunt Helen | |
| Robert Grubb | ... | Frank Hawdon | |
| Max Cullen | ... | Mr. McSwatt | |
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Aileen Britton | ... | Grandma Bossier |
| Peter Whitford | ... | Uncle Julius | |
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Patricia Kennedy | ... | Aunt Gussie |
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Alan Hopgood | ... | Father |
| Julia Blake | ... | Mother | |
| David Franklin | ... | Horace | |
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Marion Shad | ... | Gertie |
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Arron Wood | ... | Stanley (as Aaron Wood) |
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Sue Davies | ... | Aurora |
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Gordon Piper | ... | Barman |
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Sybylla Melvyn is an independent young woman who soon after arriving to live with her Grandmother Bossier and aunt Helen announces that she will never marry and plans on having a career instead. She does attracts the interest of several suitors. The bumbling Englishman Frank Hawdon has only been in Australia for three months and proposes that she return home with him as his wife. She rejects him out of hand telling her grandmother that she does not love him. Then there's her neighbor, the handsome young farmer Harry Beecham, who she is attracted to and eventually accepts his proposal. Time passes however and in the end refuses to marry him while she seeks to become a writer. Written by garykmcd
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Sybylla: Possum Gully, Australia. 1897. Dear fellow countrymen, just a few lines to let you know that this story is going to be all about me. So, in answer to many requests, here is the story of my career... here is the story, of my career... my *brilliant* career. I make no apology for being egotistical... because I am!
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This film took producer Margaret Fink about fourteen years -- from 1965 to 1979 -- to get made, from original conception to release. Real development on this picture started around 1975, ten years after Fink discovered the novel. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Sybylla: Possum Gully, Australia. 1897. Dear fellow countrymen, just a few lines to let you know that this story is going to be all about me. So, in answer to many requests, here is the story of my career... here is the story, of my career... my *brilliant* career. I make no apology for being egotistical... because I am!
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I watched this movie expecting to be bored stiff, but was pleasantly surprised! This genre of film-making I usually find no interest in, but this one proved to be different. It was well written, well directed, very well acted, and the chemistry between the players was incredible! Very rarely do I view a movie that has a perfect combination of actors, and this was one. Judy Davis and Sam Neill were incredible together, and I'm happy to say they would be in two other films together after this one. Everything about this movie was wonderful. It's just too bad it ends when it does. I found myself very interested in the characters, and wanted to know what became of each. My only qualm with the movie is that it ended too fast! I would definitely have to call this a favorite! That's how good this movie is!