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www.digitallyobsessed.com - : The period romance can be an intoxicating genre, but its devices may seem antiquated. Surely, the formula has been well established, but even with a level of predictability, such a tale can whisk us away to a time when life seemed simpler, but ultimately was not so. Written when the author, Miles Franklin, was in her teens, My Brilliant Career was a fictional memoir that contained touches of autobiographical detail. Its strong, feminist themes were quite radical for the time, and resonated with its readers, especially young girls. Likewise, the cinematic adaptation, a cornerstone of Australian cinema, came at a time when women's liberation was on the move. more...
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www.filmcritic.com - : Gillian Armstrong recruits a young Judy Davis, Sam Neill, and beloved Scottish book for this odd little cult favorite, a story about a woman who has to choose between her ''brilliant'' career and the various men in her life. Davis is charmingly cynical in the film, and Neill's a winner, but ultimately this period piece gets so caught up in its own cleverness and wannabe shock that it comes off as trite. more...
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