My Brilliant Career - Film, TV or Theatrical Adaptations

Film, TV or Theatrical Adaptations

A 1979 film version, produced by Margaret Fink, directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Judy Davis and Sam Neill as Sybylla and Harry. Sybylla is a young woman with big dreams of becoming a well-known writer. She lives in the outback of Australia with her family struggling with the drought and monetary problems. Her journey to finding her self and making the hardest choices of her life begins when her mother says she can’t afford to keep her and sends Sybylla to her rich grandmother's house where she learns to love. But instead of pursuing love and becoming a rich housewife as expected, Sybylla does not wish to give up her big dreams of becoming a distinguished writer. She chooses a 'brilliant' career over love and getting married, getting a book published in 1901.