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Actors: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about My Brilliant Career (1979) |
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This is a classic Australian film based on Miles Franklin's novel. Young Sybylla Melvyn yearns to be a writer in the city. We see her writing at every possible opportunity. It appears she is poised to do so, when her family's fortunes turn. Despite this and even at the lowest of the low points in her young life, she is persistently courted by the dashing Harry Beecham (Neill). The story follows her struggle to have a writing career despite circumstances.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of My Brilliant Career (1979) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- writer
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- red
Hair type
- (woman) long curly
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Australian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Australian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
Asia/Pacific/Middle East
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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