My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career

1979 · 100 min · EN · G · 6.1 (55 votes)
Dir. Gillian Armstrong · Starring Judy Davis, Sam Neill, Wendy Hughes, Robert Grubb, Max Cullen, Aileen Britton · Music Nathan Waks
DramaRomance

A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.

VIBE

A spirited young woman chafes against the constraints of her time, yearning for a life beyond societal expectations. It's a tender, yet defiant, exploration of independence and self-discovery, wrapped in a beautifully rendered period setting.

wistfulindependentromanticyearningspiritedsteadyperiod dramacharacter-drivenarthouseindependenceidentitysocietal expectationscoming-of-age
▶ Stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel, HBO Max
woman director
MORE LIKE THIS — multi-vector + why, diversified