The Dressmaker

About The Dressmaker

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.

The Dressmaker (2015) is a comedy film directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse. Its themes are australia, hometown, accidental death, and australian outback.

Kate Winslet appears as Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage, Liam Hemsworth as Teddy McSwiney, Caroline Goodall as Elsbeth Beaumont, and Judy Davis as Molly Dunnage. It runs 118 minutes and was released in October 2015.

The screenplay is by Jocelyn Moorhouse and P.J. Hogan. Produced by Screen Australia. The film began as a novel. It streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States.

Stand by Me, Fortress, and It make useful companions to The Dressmaker, all filed under 1950s, bullying, and dark comedy. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 1,798 votes.