The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
August 25, 1977Release Date
The Getting of Wisdom (1977)
August 25, 1977Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Hilary Ryan
Evelyn
Susannah Fowle
Laura Tweedle Rambotham
Patricia Kennedy
Miss Chapman
Sheila Helpmann
Mrs. Gurley
Candy Raymond
Miss Zielinski
Terence Donovan
Tom McNamara
Barry Humphries
Rev. Strachey
John Waters
Rev. Shepherd
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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.
The film is set in 1890s Victoria, when Laura (Susannah Fowle) enters an exclusive Melbourne ladies' college based on Methodist Ladies' College. The film follows her struggle for acceptance, conformity, romance, friendship and achievement over the next four years. Lesbian overtones between a schoolgirl and a music teacher are made explicit in the film, more so than in Richardson's novel.
It also starred Barry Humphries, John Waters and Terence Donovan, and featured early career appearances by Kerry Armstrong, Sigrid Thornton, Noni Hazlehurst, Maggie Kirkpatrick and Julia Blake.
A musical theme runs through the story, with piano works by Beethoven, Schubert and Thalberg played by Sarah Grunstein.