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The Getting of Wisdom

Lists: Drama

Brief Synopsis: "The Getting of Wisdom is based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson (born Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson). Her novel is thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. The film is about 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."

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  • Susannah Fowle (Laura Tweedle Rambotham)
  • Hilary Ryan (Evelyn)
  • Terence Donovan (Tom McNamara)
  • Patricia Kennedy (Miss Chapman)
  • Sheila Helpmann (Mrs. Gurley)
  • Candy Raymond (Miss Zielinski)
  • Barry Humphries (Rev. Strachey)
  • John Waters (Rev. Shepherd)
  • Kerry Armstrong (Kate)
  • Sigrid Thornton (Maria)
  • Bruce Beresford (Director)