My Brilliant Career

1979 film by Gillian Armstrong
Movie film Q930294
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My Brilliant Career

Summary

My Brilliant Career is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • My Brilliant Career received the AACTA Award for Best Film[3].
  • My Brilliant Career received the AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[4].
  • My Brilliant Career received the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography[5].
  • My Brilliant Career received the AACTA Award for Best Costume Design[6].
  • My Brilliant Career received the AACTA Award for Best Direction[7].
  • My Brilliant Career's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • My Brilliant Career's director is recorded as Gillian Armstrong[9].
  • My Brilliant Career's screenwriter is recorded as Eleanor Witcombe[10].
  • My Brilliant Career's composer is recorded as Nathan Waks[11].
  • My Brilliant Career's movement is recorded as Australian New Wave[12].
  • My Brilliant Career's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[13].
  • My Brilliant Career's genre is recorded as romance film[14].
  • My Brilliant Career's genre is recorded as drama film[15].
  • My Brilliant Career's genre is recorded as comedy film[16].
  • My Brilliant Career's based on is recorded as My Brilliant Career[17].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Judy Davis[18].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Sam Neill[19].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Wendy Hughes[20].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Robert Grubb[21].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Max Cullen[22].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Aileen Britton[23].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Peter Whitford[24].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Patricia Kennedy[25].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Alan Hopgood[26].
  • My Brilliant Career's cast member is recorded as Julia Blake[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

My Brilliant Career's producer is recorded as Margaret Fink[28]. Its director is recorded as Gillian Armstrong[9]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Eleanor Witcombe[10]. Cast members include Judy Davis[18], Sam Neill[19], Wendy Hughes[20], Robert Grubb[21], Max Cullen[22], and Aileen Britton[23].

Publication

My Brilliant Career's publication date is recorded as +1979-08-17T00:00:00Z[29]. Its original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[30]. Genres include coming-of-age film[13], romance film[14], drama film[15], and comedy film[16].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include woman[31], gender role[32], and settler society[33]. My Brilliant Career's movement is recorded as Australian New Wave[12].

Reception

Awards received include AACTA Award for Best Film[3], a film award category[34], in Australia[35], founded in 1969[36]; AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[4], a film award category[37], in Australia[38], founded in 1978[39]; AACTA Award for Best Cinematography[5], a class of award[40], in Australia[41], founded in 1976[42]; AACTA Award for Best Costume Design[6], a film award category[43], in Australia[44], founded in 1977[45]; and AACTA Award for Best Direction[7], a film award category[46], in Australia[47], founded in 1971[48]. Reviews include 7.7/10[49] and 86%[50].

Why It Matters

My Brilliant Career ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (447 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51]

FAQs

What awards did My Brilliant Career receive?

Honors received include AACTA Award for Best Film[3], AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay[4], AACTA Award for Best Cinematography[5], and AACTA Award for Best Costume Design[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  14. [21] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [4] . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [5] . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [7] . aacta.org. aacta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.
  28. [49] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [50] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] . bfi.org.uk. Retrieved . bfi.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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