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My Brilliant Career

Name: My Brilliant Career
Director: Gillian Armstrong
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1979
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Max Cullen

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

1979 · Directed by Gillian Armstrong · 100 min · Drama · Romance · 10 frames

Crew

Written by: Eleanor Witcombe
Cinematography: Donald McAlpine
Edited by: Nicholas Beauman
Music: Nathan Waks
Production design: Luciana Arrighi
Produced by: Margaret Fink

Cast

Judy Davis as Sybylla Melvyn
Sam Neill as Harry Beecham
Wendy Hughes as Aunt Helen
Robert Grubb as Frank Hawdon
Max Cullen as Mr. McSwatt
Aileen Britton as Grandma Bossier
Peter Whitford as Uncle Julius
Patricia Kennedy as Aunt Gussie
Alan Hopgood as Father
Julia Blake as Mother

Production

Country: Australia
Language: English
Studios: New South Wales Film Corp., GUO, Margaret Fink Productions
Themes: woman director

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