The Getting of Wisdom

Based On the book by Henry Handel Richardson

The Getting of Wisdom is a 1977 Australian film directed by Bruce Beresford and based on the 1910 novel of the same title by Henry Handel Richardson. It is regarded as being part of the Australian New Wave of cinema. The film is set in 1890s Victoria, when Laura (Susannah Fowle) enters an exclusive Melbourne ladies' college based on Presbyterian Ladies' College. The film follows her struggle for acceptance, conformity, romance, friendship and achievement over the next four years.

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Release date:

1977

Director:

Bruce Beresford

Cast:

Susannah Fowle, Sigrid Thornton, Barry Humphries, Kerry Armstrong

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Year page:

1977 in adaptations