The suffocating repressiveness of the Victorian era is superbly realized by two-time Academy Award nominee, director Bruce Beresford (Tender Mercies, Driving Miss Daisy, Breaker Morant, Double Jeopardy) in THE GETTING OF W... more »ISDOM. Thirteen-year-old Laura (Susannah Fowle), an incorrigible free spirit who is enrolled in a prestigious girl's boarding school. The indoctrination process is a rough one, and Laura very nearly loses her individuality and sense of self-worth. When she does mature, however, it is on her terms, and not the school's.
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