The Getting of Wisdom
16 votes
Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. A young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1977-08-25
Runtime: 101 mins
Director: Bruce Beresford
Writer: Eleanor Witcombe
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Getting of Wisdom
Production Companies: Australian Film Commission
Production Countries: Australia
Cast
Recommendations
The Legend of Ubirajara
1975-07-17
In order to earn a warrior name, the son of Araguaia chief wanders the forest, falls in love with a
Rao Saheb
1985-01-01
Adaptation of a literary work on the slow deterioration of an orthodox family, where the women are u
Dear Irene
1971-02-26
Description of Irene, a modern, free-spirited girl with a good job as press secretary for a film com
Der Willi-Busch-Report
1980-04-25
Life on the border to the GDR is as dreary as the "Werra-Post". To increase circulation, Willi Busch
The Lost Way
1980-01-09
While the Easter holidays are over, a young woman named Cécile and her brother Pierre return to the
Brighton Beach
1980-02-01
A 1980 documentary on the historic Brooklyn neighborhood.
Yesterday's Guys Used No Arsenic
1976-04-22
Mara Ordaz, a former film star who lives in an isolated mansion with her husband, her doctor and her
Von Zwölf bis Mittag
1986-10-28
A squatter is remanded in custody for trespassing. In a long conversation, her mother manages to irr
Choir of God
2025-12-31
North Korea, facing international sanctions, seeks assistance from a Hungarian NGO to build churches
Idiot Girls and School Ghost: School Anniversary
2024-11-06
The high school senior girls discovered a 'Ghost Hide and Seek' tape recorded by their seniors in th
Infrarot
1986-10-23
A child left to his own devices experiences exciting adventures with a TV set and its remote control
El hombre bueno
2024-03-06
Vera and Juan have made the decision to divorce and want Alonso to act as a Good Man, a kind of medi
Youth Wins
1929-06-11
A dead hen becomes a problem between two neighbor families in Ajara (west Georgia). That leads to dr
True Love in the Sunset
1978-10-15
Young lady Yali is in a love triangle between her rich boss and a young street guy named Shaokui.
Golán
2025-08-21
A mourning trip becomes a revelation for Pedro, as he takes part in rituals of toxic masculinity and