cc Disc 1: Audio commentary with director Gillian Armstrong Theatrical trailers
Disc 2: Interview with director Gillian Armstrong Interview with producer Margaret Fink Cannes Film Festival premiere featuring star Judy Davis, director Gillian Armstrong and producer Margaret Fink The Miles Franklin story Poster & still gallery Teachers' study guide (DVD-ROM) Region: All
2 - Disc Set
[2 Discs] Audio: DTS-ESD/DDS2.0/1
Rating: G Genre: Drama Release Date: 05/31/2005 Dubbed: English Sound: DTS-ESD/DDS2.0/1 Run Time: 100 Minutes Flags: Adult Situations, Suitable for Children Distributor/Studio: Blue Underground
Both actress Judy Davis and director Gillian Armstrong made a big splash on the international scene with this charming Australian film that examines late 19th century Australian society from the perspective of a headstrong woman who refuses to follow convention. The film charts the developing self-awareness of Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis) as she grows from an insecure tomboy to a self-assured woman. Sybylla wants to be a writer and stuns her family and friends by her insistence on following her dream. Despite the objections of her family acquaintances, she rejects the marriage proposal from the rich Harry Beecham (Sam Neill) to continue going her own way, in spite of the odds stacked against her in a repressive Victorian environment.