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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. She does attracts the interest of several suitors. The bumbling Englishman Frank Hawdon has only been in Australia for three months and proposes that she return home with him as his wife. She rejects him out of hand telling her grandmother that she does not love him. Then there's her neighbor, the handsome young farmer Harry Beecham, who she is attracted to and eventually accepts his proposal. Time passes however and in the end refuses to marry him while she seeks to become a writer. Written by garykmcd
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Sometimes it is the things that bind us, that truly set us free. See more »Certificate:
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Country:
AustraliaLanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
17 August 1979 (Australia) See more »Also Known As:
As Quatro Irmãs See more »Box Office
Budget:
AUD 800,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Greater Union Organisation (GUO), Margaret Fink Productions, New South Wales Film Corp. See more »
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First of two films that actress Judy Davis has made with director Gillian Armstrong. The second was High Tide (1987). See more »Quotes
Sybylla: Dear fellow countrymen, just a few words to let you know that this story is going to be all about me. So, in answer to many requests, here is the story of my career... here is the story, of my career...my brilliant career. I make no apologies for sounding egotistical...because I am!See more »
Gillian Armstrong's valentine to Miles Franklin's classic novel is one of the most beautiful movies ever made, and my personal favorite to watch over and over again. The photography is brilliant and Judy Davis delivers and unforgettable performance. She really takes you inside the head and soul of a very complex character who is alienated, fascinated, and bemused by the role she has been given to play in life. Every mother should show this movie to her teenage daughter. It may be the last chance you have to laugh together.