My Brilliant Career [WorldCat Entities]

"Sybylla Melbyn (Judy Davis) is the eldest daughter of an impoverished New South Wales farming family. Bold and determined, Sybylla dreams of succeeding as an acclaimed writer. But in a time of sexist ignorance and bigotry Sybylla has frequent clashes with procrustean conformists. Though it is her love for the dashing Harry Beacham (Sam Neill) that will truly test her desire to succeed as a writer. As events twist and turn, Sybylla is painfully forced to realise the emotional cost of putting her career over love."
"The story of a sensitive woman who must decide between a dull rural existence and less-than-perfect love in the country, or independence and an artistic career in the city. DVD."@en
"Davis stars as Sybylla, a turn-of-the-century girl from the Australian Outback, who tries to chose between marriage to a landowner (Neill) or her conviction that she is destined for greatness with an artistic career."
"Set in the 1890's, the story of a young girl from a struggling farm who makes the unconventional choice of a career as a writer over marriage with an attractive wealthy young man."@en
"Davis stars as Sybylla, a turn-of-the-century girl from the Australian Outback, who tries to choose between marriage to a landowner (Neill) or her conviction that she is destined for greatness with an artistic career."@en
"Set in the 1890's, the story of a young girl from a struggling farm who makes the unconventional choice of a career as a writer over marriage with an attractive wealthy young man."
""Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) is the eldest daughter of an impoverished New South Wales farming family. Bold and determined, Sybylla dreams of succeeding as an acclaimed writer. But in a time of sexist ignorance and bigotry Sybylla has frequent clashes with procrustean conformists. Though it is her love for the dashing Harry Beccham (Sam Neill) that will truly test her desire to succeed as a writer. As events twist and turn, Sybylla is painfully forced to realise the emotional cost of putting her career over love"--Container."
"Sometimes it is the things that bind us, that truly set us free. Sybylla Melbyn (Judy Davis) is the eldest daughter of an impoverished New South Wales farming family. Bold and determined, Sybylla dreams of succeeding as an acclaimed writer. But in a time of sexist ignorance and bigotry Sybylla has frequent clashes with procrustean conformists. Though it is her love for the dashing Harry Beacham (Sam Neill) that will truly test her desire to succeed as a writer. As events twist and turn, Sybylla is painfully forced to realise the emotional cost of putting her career over love. Critically acclaimed, winning six AFI Awards, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival, and Golden Globe Award, My Brilliant Career is a delicate parable of one woman's fight for independence, and the sacrifices of the heart that must be made along the way."@en
""Sybylla Melvyn struggles with the conflicts that we all have between ambition, family, love, and guilt in a most remarkable manner. Sybylla grows to understand that life is a series of trade-offs, and that no one can have it all, and that no one can please everyone. Simple yet universal themes told with charm, wit, and a vulnerability that allows us to get right inside of her character and to understand her."--Internet Movie Database."@en
"Set in the 1890's, the story of a young woman from a struggling farm who makes the unconventional choice of a career as a writer over marriage with an attractive wealthy young man."@en
"Sybylla Melvyn is an independent young woman who soon after arriving to live with her Grandmother Bossier and aunt Helen announces that she will never marry and plans on having a career instead."@en
"Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) is the eldest daughter of an impoverished New South Wales farming family. Bold and determined, Sybylla dreams of succeeding as an acclaimed writer. But in a time of sexist ignorance and bigotry Sybylla has frequent clashes with procrustean conformists."@en
""Sybylla Melvyn struggles with the conflicts that we all have between ambition, family, love, and guilt in a most remarkable manner. Sybylla grows to understand that life is a series of trade-offs, and that no one can have it all, and that no one can please everyone. Simple yet universal themes told with charm, wit, and a vulnerability that allows us to get right inside of her character and to understand her"--Internet Movie Database."@en
""Sybylla Melvyn struggles with the conflicts that we all have between ambition, family, love, and guilt in a most remarkable manner. Sybylla grows to understand that life is a series of trade-offs, and that no one can have it all, and that no one can please everyone. Simple yet universal themes told with charm, wit, and a vulnerability that allows us to get right inside of her character and to understand her"--Internet Movie Database."
"Set in the country in 19th century Australia. Judy Davis plays a headstrong young girl, destined to be a writer, who "refuses to give into the ritual and place reserved for women at the time which was, namely, marriage. She is from the poor arm of a fairly wealthy, landed family. She gets to stay with her rich grandmother where her independent ways are always admonished but where she gets the attention of a boorish British visitor and a nearby well-to-do landowner. But she will give in to neither, though a relation grows with the richer man. The latter runs into financial difficulties. The girl is shipped off to tutor [a] rather raffish brood of poor farm children to make up for a debt incurred by her father. She resists marriage with the landowner, who regains his fortune, to write her book and go on with her own life"--Variety review, May 23, 1979."
"Set in the 1890's, this is the story of a young woman from a struggling farm who makes the unconventional choice of a career as a writer over marriage with an attractive wealthy young man."
""Sybylla Melvyn struggles with the conflicts that we all have between ambition, family, love, and guilt in a most remarkable manner. Sybylla grows to understand that life is a series of trade-offs, and that no one can have it all, and that no one can please everyone. Simple yet universal themes told with charm, wit, and a vulnerability that allows us to get right inside of her character and to understand her"--IMBd."@en
"The daughter of an Australian bush farmer at the turn of the century dreams of the world beyond and writes a memoir. Pleasing but slow picture of a world gone by."@en
"The story of a sensitive woman who must decide between a dull rural existence and less-than-perfect love in the country, or independence and an artistic career in the city."
"The story of a sensitive woman who must decide between a dull rural existence and less-than-perfect love in the country, or independence and an artistic career in the city."@en
"Sybylla Melvyn, a free-spirited young writer, refuses to conform to society's expectations of how a 'proper woman' should live her life as a wealthy suitor tries to win her restless heart."@en
"Sometimes it is the things that bind us, that truly set us free Sybylla Melbyn (Judy Davis) is the eldest daughter of an impoverished New South Wales farming family. Bold and determined, Sybylla dreams of succeeding as an acclaimed writer. But in a time of sexist ignorance and bigotry Sybylla has frequent clashes with procrustean conformists.Though it is her love for the dashing Harry Beacham (Sam Neill) that will truly test her desire to succeed as a writer. As events twist and turn, Sybylla is painfully forced to realise the emotional cost of putting her career over love. Critically acclaimed, winning six AFI Awards, as well as being nominated for an Academy Award, Golden Palm award at the Cannes Film Festival, and Golden Globe Award, My Brilliant Career is a delicate parable of one woman's fight for independence, and the sacrifices of the heart that must be made along the way."@en
"A young woman from the Australian Outback must choose between love and independence."@en