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The Getting of Wisdom

Play trailer Poster for The Getting of Wisdom 1977,  1h 40m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A rebellious youngster has difficulty adjusting to her new life at a strict Victorian boarding school.

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Bruce McCabe Boston Globe Apr 28, 2018
This is a charming, sensitive and discreet portrait of female adolescence set in turn-of-the-century Australia. Go to Full Review
Luke Buckmaster Guardian Aug 20, 2015
Rightly regarded as one of the finest films ever made about Australian adolescents, the director Bruce Beresford's 1978 drama The Getting of Wisdom exists in a space unaffected by time Go to Full Review
Kathy Huffhines Sojourner Aug 15, 2019
In a world that's harder to like, it gives you a heroine who is often no moral peach and whose attractions are more difficult to understand. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 5, 2005
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Jan 29, 2004
The Getting of Wisdom demonstrates the painful aspects of trying to win the approval of one's peers during adolescence. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Bruce Beresford

Director

Julia Blake

Isabella Shepherd

Dorothy Bradley

Miss Hicks

Kay Eklund

Mrs. Rambotham

Max Fairchild

Mr. O'Donnell

Jan Friedl

Miss Snodgrass

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The Getting of Wisdom

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Movie Info

Synopsis A rebellious youngster has difficulty adjusting to her new life at a strict Victorian boarding school.
Director
Bruce Beresford
Producer
Phillip Adams
Screenwriter
Eleanor Witcombe
Production Co
Nine Network Australia, The Australian Film Commission
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 40m
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