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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). She is married to John Pleffer. They have two children.
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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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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.
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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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.
Jan 9, 2020 · The Vulture critic praises the Australian director for her bold and nuanced portrayals of women in films like My Brilliant Career, Little Women, and High Tide. He argues that she deserves more recognition as a trailblazer and a craftswoman.
