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The Dressmaker
Jocelyn Moorhouse
(2015)
113min
12A Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Karen Krizanovich
When an haute-coutured Kate Winslet sets a portable sewing machine in the dust and mutters, "I'm back you b*****ds," expect fireworks. Writer/director Jocelyn Moorhouse's spicy take on Rosalie Ham's beloved novel stars Winslet as Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage, a glamorous exile returning in 1951 to Dungatar, the dusty, gossip-ridden town of her birth in the Aussie outback. She's there to settle a score, but her mother Mad Molly (Judy Davis in a superbly nuanced performance) doesn't remember having a daughter while the chief of police (Hugo Weaving) is distracted by her flamboyant attire. Tilly is a Parisian-trained seamstress, surviving with the flick of a stitch and uses that to her advantage with the locals. Her romance with the very physical Liam Hemsworth is idealised, though, while the townsfolk - some of Australia's best supporting actors - are surreal caricatures. Still, despite its levity and wild shifts in tone,
The Dressmaker
is a heartbreaking tragicomedy. It's also imaginative, funny, colourful, poignant and unforgettable.
Summary
In 1950s Australia, a fashion designer returns to her remote home town after forging a successful career in Paris. She reconciles with her mother, falls in love and transforms the lives of the local women - getting even with her enemies in the process. Drama based on the novel by Rosalie Ham, starring Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Hugo Weaving and Liam Hemsworth.
Cast & Crew
Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage
Kate Winslet
Teddy McSwiney
Liam Hemsworth
Molly Dunnage
Judy Davis
Sergeant Farrat
Hugo Weaving
Evan Pettyman
Shane Bourne
Elsbeth
Caroline Goodall
William Beaumont
James Mackay
Una Pleasance
Sacha Horler
Gertrude "Trudy" Pratt
Sarah Snook
Alvin Pratt
Shane Jacobson
Muriel Pratt
Rebecca Gibney
Beulah Harridiene
Kerry Fox
Director
Jocelyn Moorhouse
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
Entertainment
Guidance:
Violence, swearing, drug abuse
Available on:
DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
20 Nov 2015
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