A very last minute plan to have dinner and see a movie found us at the opening night of The Dressmaker.
This wonderful film based on the novel of the same name by Rosalie Ham is sure to become an Australian classic as it captures the beautiful and sometimes harsh terrain of Australia perfectly. Set in the 1950s, Myrtle 'Tilly' Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was forced to leave as a child. Now an accomplished dressmaker who has travelled across Europe, Tilly learns that her time away hasn't healed the wounds left behind from her childhood scandal. As she tries to piece together her past, she begins a relationship with Teddy McSwiney.
It is a story laced with complexities and perhaps not the romance that you so hope for, or expect going in - in fact it's not at all what you expect. It possesses the ability to make you laugh even in moments of sadness, through the use of a humour that is so unique to Australia. Despite the surprises found in the plot, with a title like 'The Dressmaker' you expect that the costuming would be stunning, and the film's costume designers Margot Wilson and Marion Boyce do not disappoint. Each outfit is a true work of art.
An additional success of the film is the unique set of characters played by a wonderful cast led by Kate Winslet. (Special mention to Hugo Weaving as the copper / closet transvestite.) And also, Liam Hemsworth is in it ... enough said really.
- Alessandra and Miriam
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