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Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian feature film and documentary director, best known for My Brilliant Career, Little Women, The Last Days of Chez Nous, and Mrs. Soffel. She is a Member of the Order of Australia.
Gillian Armstrong was born on 18 December 1950 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is a director and producer, known for My Brilliant Career (1979), Not Fourteen Again (1996) and Little Women (1994).
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Apr 30, 2024 · Gillian Armstrong, Australian film director who was known for her carefully observed strong female characters. Many of her films are historical dramas. She gained acclaim for her first feature, My Brilliant Career, and her other movies included Mrs. Soffel, Little Women, and Oscar and Lucinda.
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Dec 23, 2019 · In 1994, Gillian Armstrong broke and mended an entire generation’s hearts with her adaptation of Little Women, a warm little snow globe of a movie with an absolutely stacked cast: Winona Ryder...
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Mar 6, 2020 · Roger Ebert Features celebrates the Australian director's versatile and sympathetic films about women who pursue their passions and independence. From "My Brilliant Career" to "Little Women", Armstrong captures the spirit and complexity of Alcott's novel and other stories.
Learn about the life and career of Gillian Armstrong, a director and producer of Australian New Wave films such as My Brilliant Career and Little Women. Find out her birth date, family, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
May 2, 2019 · A celebrated work of Australian cinema, this deeply felt coming-of-age tale is fueled by the independent spirit of three remarkable female artists: novelist Miles Franklin, director Gillian Armstrong, and actor Judy Davis.
