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The Dressmaker

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7.0/10 • 1.7K

2015-10-291h 58m

DramaComedyWestern

Revenge is back in fashion

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.

Directors
Jocelyn Moorhouse
Editors
Jill Bilcock

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  1. Kate Winslet

    Kate Winslet

    Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage

  2. Liam Hemsworth

    Liam Hemsworth

    Teddy McSwiney

  3. Caroline Goodall

    Caroline Goodall

    Elsbeth Beaumont

  4. Judy Davis

    Judy Davis

    Molly Dunnage

  5. Hayley Magnus

    Hayley Magnus

    Prudence

  6. Hugo Weaving

    Hugo Weaving

    Sergeant Farrat

  7. Sarah Snook

    Sarah Snook

    Gertrude "Trudy" Pratt

  8. Kerry Fox

    Kerry Fox

    Beulah Harridiene

  9. Shane Jacobson

    Shane Jacobson

    Alvin Pratt

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Reno

May 4, 2016

8/10

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

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11,930,000.00
Revenue
$25,003,426.00
Keywords
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