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The Dressmaker
The Dressmaker

7.0

The Dressmaker

NR·2015·118m

Summary

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.

Crew

Director, Screenplay

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Novel

Rosalie Ham

Screenplay

P.J. Hogan

Reviews

Rangan

Rangan

May 4, 2016

8

> Home is where the vengeance is.

A stylish Aussie revenge-comedy that is adapted from a novel of the same name. Just superbly built screenplay on a tragedy that occurred some time back, but the movie reveals it only in the third act. About a woman who arrives in a small town where she was born and slowly gains popularity among the young women who seeks her stunning costumes to impress their counterparts. The town divides over her return, but why all the hate is the mystery that the movie going to solve for us in its entire narration.

The location and the settings were fantastic and it brought a western feel because of the Australians hot and humid weather. Kate Winslate was very good, her role simply reminded me Juliette Binoche from 'Chocolat'. I have heard people saying it was emotional, but I did not find it like that. Instead, I had fun watching it, not like I had the open laughs, but felt joy and satisfaction for the time I spent for it. My initial thought was it could be overrated, but after watching it proved I was wrong. This is one of the best Aussie movie I have seen in the recent years.

8/10

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$11,930,000.00

Revenue:

$25,003,426.00

Keywords

australia
small town
based on novel or book
suppressed past
dark comedy
bullying
exile
dressmaker
revenge
accidental death
house fire
hometown
brother sister 
dressing
costume designer
cross dresser
fashion design
woman director
suppressed memory
australian outback
evening gown
odd crowd
accused of murder
1950s
town gossip
revenge tragedy
return to hometown
grain silo