Dove Street South
Mon 3 Aug · 20:00 · £5
Join us as we remember one of cinema's most beloved actors. In a role that showcased his signature charm and launched a legendary 50-year career, Sam Neill delivers a magnetic, tender breakout performance in Gillian Armstrong’s landmark feature. Adapted from teenage author Miles Franklin’s celebrated novel, Armstrong’s award-winning drama brashly upends the conventions of period romance. Headstrong young Sybylla Melvyn (Judy Davis, in a star-making role) bemoans her stifling life in the Australian backcountry, where her writerly ambitions receive little encouragement and her desire for independence reigns supreme. When a handsome local landowner, Harry Beecham (Neill), begins to court her with quiet sincerity, Sybylla must decide whether she can reconcile the prospect of marriage with the illustrious life’s work she has imagined for herself. Luminous, humorous, and timelessly romantic, My Brilliant Career stands as both an enduring masterpiece of the Australian New Wave and a fitting tribute to Neill’s extraordinary screen presence and warmth.