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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.
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Director: My Brilliant Career. 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.
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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.
- Pat Bauer
Dec 23, 2019 · Gillian Armstrong talks about her adaptation of Little Women, a classic film about young women writers and their families. She shares her memories of working with Winona Ryder, Susan Sarandon, and Kirsten Dunst, and how she was able to make men cry.
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Mar 6, 2020 · Armstrong’s work is versatile, moving through genre. The linking factor in all of her work being the women she’s chosen to shine a light on, the camaraderie that binds them, their pursuits of passion (whatever that might be) and the striking independence they all exude.
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Gillian Armstrong was born on December 18, 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.
Aug 29, 2016 · Australian director Gillian Armstrong is the 2016 recipient of CinefestOz’s Screen Legend award. She says it’s obvious the film industry is ‘not a level playing field’. Photograph: Tim Baure....
