The Dressmaker

Based On the book by Rosalie Ham

The Dressmaker is a 2015 comedy drama film co-written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, based on the 2000 novel of the same title by Rosalie Ham. It stars Kate Winslet as femme fatale dressmaker, Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage, who returns to a small Australian town to take care of her ailing, mentally unstable mother. The film explores the themes of revenge and creativity and was described by Moorhouse as "Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven with a sewing machine". The film was internationally co-financed between Australia and the United States.

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Release date:

September 14, 2015

Director:

Jocelyn Moorhouse

Cast:

Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook

Genre:

Comedy drama, LGBTQ-related, Vigilante

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Year page:

2015 in adaptations