Gillian Armstrong

Gillian Armstrong

Gillian May Armstrong (born 18 December 1950) is an Australian director, who specializes in period drama. Her films often feature female perspectives and protagonists. Many of her movies are historical dramas. She has won multiple awards including an AFI Best Director Award, and has been nominated for numerous other awards including a Palme D'Or and two Golden Bear Awards. She has received multiple Honorary Doctorates including an Honorary Doctor of Letter Degree from University of Sydney, and an Honorary Doctorate from Swinburne University of Technology.

  • Title: Gillian Armstrong
  • Popularity: 1.509
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1950-12-18
  • Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Also Known As: Джиллиан Армстронг
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Gillian Armstrong Movies

  • 1988
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    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces

    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces

    1 1988 HD

    The third film in a documentary series from acclaimed director Gillian Armstrong, about the lives of three working class women. as they grow up from...

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  • 2022
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    Senses of Cinema

    Senses of Cinema

    1 2022 HD

    As notions of civil rights transformed across the world, so was the screen landscape reformed by the ascension of grassroots film movements seeking...

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  • 2024
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    Revealed: Otto By Otto

    Revealed: Otto By Otto

    7 2024 HD

    Inspired to make an original, intimate family portrait, Gracie Otto directs a feature length documentary on her father, Barry Otto, whose career in...

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  • 2018
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    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    7.3 2018 HD

    The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first...

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  • 2004
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    Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck

    Puttin’ on the Show: The Making of Starstruck

    1 2004 HD

    A documentary about the making of Gillian Armstrong's 1982 film STARSTRUCK.

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  • 2014
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    Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

    6 2014 HD

    Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind...

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  • 1975
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    The Removalists

    The Removalists

    3 1975 HD

    An adaptation of David Williamson's play; John Hargreaves and Peter Cummins star as a good and bad cop who assist a battered wife as she tries to...

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  • 1984
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    Mrs. Soffel

    Mrs. Soffel

    6.1 1984 HD

    Kate Soffel is married to a prison warden in Pittsburgh, and is the mother of their four children. Ed Biddle is a convicted murderer awaiting...

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  • 1994
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    Little Women

    Little Women

    7.3 1994 HD

    With their father away as a chaplain in the Civil War, Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy grow up with their mother in somewhat reduced circumstances. They are a...

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  • 2001
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    Charlotte Gray

    Charlotte Gray

    6.068 2001 HD

    This is a drama set in Nazi-occupied France at the height of World War II. Charlotte Gray tells the compelling story of a young Scottish woman...

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  • 2007
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    Death Defying Acts

    Death Defying Acts

    6 2007 HD

    On a tour of Britain in 1926, Harry Houdini enters into a passionate affair with a psychic out to con the famous magician.

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  • 1992
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    The Last Days of Chez Nous

    The Last Days of Chez Nous

    5.9 1992 HD

    The story of sisters Vicki and Beth, when Vicki begins an affair with Beth's intriguing French husband.

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  • 1979
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    My Brilliant Career

    My Brilliant Career

    6.1 1979 HD

    A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get...

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  • 1997
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    Oscar and Lucinda

    Oscar and Lucinda

    6.349 1997 HD

    After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with...

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  • 1982
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    Starstruck

    Starstruck

    5.6 1982 HD

    A Sydney teen tries to make it as a rock singer, with help from her odd 14-year-old cousin.

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  • 1987
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    High Tide

    High Tide

    6.8 1987 HD

    A backup singer gets stranded in a small coastal town after losing her job in a band. She winds up in a caravan park only to encounter, by accident,...

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  • 2010
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    Love, Lust & Lies

    Love, Lust & Lies

    1 2010 HD

    The fifth film in the documentary series about the lives, hopes and dreams of three lively, working class Adelaide girls since they were fourteen in...

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  • 1977
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    The Singer and the Dancer

    The Singer and the Dancer

    8.5 1977 HD

    An older woman relives the bitter memories of her past, through her friendship with a younger girl who is experiencing a very insecure relationship...

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  • 1977
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    The Singer and the Dancer

    The Singer and the Dancer

    8.5 1977 HD

    An older woman relives the bitter memories of her past, through her friendship with a younger girl who is experiencing a very insecure relationship...

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  • 1991
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    Fires Within

    Fires Within

    4 1991 HD

    A Cuban emigre, living in Miami and involved in an affair with the American seaman who rescued her and her daughter years earlier, must face her...

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  • 1976
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    Smokes and Lollies

    Smokes and Lollies

    6 1976 HD

    The first film in a Seven Up-like series examining the lives of three teenage girls in South Australia during the 1970s. It looks at issues such as...

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  • 1973
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    Caravan Park

    Caravan Park

    1 1973 HD

    When their car breaks down on the way to Queensland, a family is forced to take up residence at a caravan park while the father tries to earn enough...

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  • 1973
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    One Hundred a Day

    One Hundred a Day

    1 1973 HD

    A young girl is forced to continue working at her machine all day in a 1930s shoe factory after a visit to a backyard abortionist. Based on the short...

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  • 2015
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    Women He's Undressed

    Women He's Undressed

    5.4 2015 HD

    Hollywood stars, historical footage and stylized reenactments tell the story of costume designer Orry-Kelly, who ruled Tinseltown fashion for decades.

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  • 1996
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    Not Fourteen Again

    Not Fourteen Again

    5.5 1996 HD

    An exploration of the hopes and expectations of three working class women from Adelaide, and the differences and similarities they share with their...

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  • 1988
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    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces

    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces

    1 1988 HD

    The third film in a documentary series from acclaimed director Gillian Armstrong, about the lives of three working class women. as they grow up from...

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  • 1977
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    The Singer and the Dancer

    The Singer and the Dancer

    8.5 1977 HD

    An older woman relives the bitter memories of her past, through her friendship with a younger girl who is experiencing a very insecure relationship...

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  • 1981
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    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better

    Fourteen's Good, Eighteen's Better

    1 1981 HD

    Profile on three young Adelaide women. Diana, Kerry and Josie are now 18 years old, and continue to have open and frank discussions about their lives.

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  • 2010
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    Love, Lust & Lies

    Love, Lust & Lies

    1 2010 HD

    The fifth film in the documentary series about the lives, hopes and dreams of three lively, working class Adelaide girls since they were fourteen in...

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  • 1996
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    Not Fourteen Again

    Not Fourteen Again

    5.5 1996 HD

    An exploration of the hopes and expectations of three working class women from Adelaide, and the differences and similarities they share with their...

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  • 1988
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    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces

    Bingo, Bridesmaids & Braces

    1 1988 HD

    The third film in a documentary series from acclaimed director Gillian Armstrong, about the lives of three working class women. as they grow up from...

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  • 1973
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    One Hundred a Day

    One Hundred a Day

    1 1973 HD

    A young girl is forced to continue working at her machine all day in a 1930s shoe factory after a visit to a backyard abortionist. Based on the short...

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  • 2006
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    Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst

    Unfolding Florence: The Many Lives of Florence Broadhurst

    7 2006 HD

    A Colourful Life is a Docu/Drama based on the colourful life of flamboyant design pioneer Florence Broadhurst.

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  • 1970
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    Old Man and Dog

    Old Man and Dog

    1 1970 HD

    Early short film directed by Gillian Armstrong.

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  • 1980
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    Touch Wood

    Touch Wood

    1 1980 HD

    About five men who live in Tasmania and earn their living by working with wood. David Ralph makes small souvenir animals and furniture from...

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  • 1986
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    Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert

    Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert

    10 1986 HD

    Admired as one of the best lyricists of pop rock, Bob Dylan has his name recorded in music history. During his four decades career, he has been...

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  • 1983
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    Having a Go

    Having a Go

    1 1983 HD

    Documentary film

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  • 1973
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    Satdee Night

    Satdee Night

    1 1973 HD

    A short observational account of one Saturday night in the mundane life of Stuart. He gets drunk, goes out to clubs,, searches for love and falls...

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  • 1980
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    Touch Wood

    Touch Wood

    1 1980 HD

    About five men who live in Tasmania and earn their living by working with wood. David Ralph makes small souvenir animals and furniture from...

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  • 1971
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    The Roof Needs Mowing

    The Roof Needs Mowing

    1 1971 HD

    A series of surreal short scenes portraying a suburban family and their everyday rituals.

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  • 1973
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    Gretel

    Gretel

    1 1973 HD

    A memory of an adolescent awakening brought painfully to life

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  • 1976
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    Promised Woman

    Promised Woman

    1 1976 HD

    Antigone arrives in Sydney from Greece to have an arranged marriage with Telis, but is rejected by him as he expected a younger woman. Telis's older...

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  • 2015
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    Women He's Undressed

    Women He's Undressed

    5.4 2015 HD

    Hollywood stars, historical footage and stylized reenactments tell the story of costume designer Orry-Kelly, who ruled Tinseltown fashion for decades.

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  • 2013
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    Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

    Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery

    7 2013 HD

    Each week, Julia will invite one of Australia’s finest comics to take a trip down Memory Lane. And Memory Bus Route. And Memory Bike Path....

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