sybylla ( judy davis ) be a young woman live in turn of the century australia . unlike a lot of girl and she doesn not want marriage and a family and she would like to have a brilliant career . what in and she do not quite know . send to live with rich relative and she meet a neighboring land owner ( sam neill ) who be quite wealthy and single and and handsome . and and he seem to have an eye on sybylla . they become mate and have wonderful meeting where pillow fight reign supreme . be it time to just rethink one priority and in sybylla case . this be a great film and base on the author own experience . woman be who they be and even 100 year ago and and sybylla want to follow her best instinct and not the tradition of the time . a sybylla and davis be flat out brilliant and for and in her hand and we see this young lady intelligence and beauty and fierce independence come to life . neill give a nice performance and too and a a man who have the table turn on him by a woman and for heaven sake . the setting and costume be wonderful depiction of life long ago and the overall production value be very high . although this film could probably be call a feminist classic and do not let that keep you away and if that sound unattractive . it be a richly reward tale of a person follow her heart and and a such and be great encouragement to anyone who walk to the beat of a different drum .