She thought that Anna had done such a wonderful job as her right hand person, so she gave her the title of costume designer, and then lo and behold, it was nominated for an Oscar. When we made that little film, which we never thought would actually get out of Australia, Luciana who was also the production designer. Credit for the costume design was given to Anna Senior, who was nominated for an Oscar for her work on this film… but according to an interview with director Gillian Armstrong, it was actually production designer Luciana Arrighi who designed the costumes: The film was directed by legendary director Gillian Armstrong ( Little Women, Oscar and Lucinda) and stars Judy Davis (this was her breakout role – she’s SO YOUNG! in this) and Sam Neill. As I wrote in my Top 5 Historical Costume Movies for Book Lovers, Sybylla “faces the ultimate choice: love or an independent life of the mind? … Have tissues ready, not because it’s tragic, but because it will resonate so deeply.” Her mother becomes so frustrated that she sends Sybylla to stay with her well-to-do grandmother, where she meets wealthy neighbor Harold and things get complicated. Her family is struggling, which isn’t helped by Sybylla’s determination to be a writer Sybylla, of course, feels misunderstood and like her nascent genius is being wasted. The story focuses on Sybylla, a headstrong, intelligent young woman growing up in rural Australia during one of their worst droughts.
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