The Getting of Wisdom

Told with a delicate blend of satire and nostalgia, this award-winning coming-of-age tale introduces one of Australian literature's most beloved characters to the screen, Laura Tweedle Rambotham. Chronicling her stormy passage through the sedate halls of an expensive Melbourne finishing school, The Getting Of Wisdom delivers a rich and amusing portrait of an imaginative country girl who refuses to be broken to fit the mould of a Victorian-era young lady. Based on the immortal best seller by Henry Handel Richardson, The Getting Of Wisdom is an Australian cinema classic.