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The Dressmaker (2015 film)
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| Directed by | Jocelyn Moorhouse |
| Screenplay by |
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| Based on | The Dressmaker by Rosalie Ham |
| Produced by | Sue Maslin |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Donald McAlpine |
| Edited by | Jill Bilcock |
| Music by | David Hirschfelder |
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures International |
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Running time | 118 minutes[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11.9 million[2] |
| Box office | $25 million[3] |
The Dressmaker is a 2015 Australian comedy drama film co-written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Rosalie Ham.[4][5][6][7][8] 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.[9] The film explores the themes of revenge and creativity and was described by Moorhouse as "Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven with a sewing machine".[10][11] The film was internationally co-financed between Australia and the United States. Winslet's Australian accent was universally lauded and is widely considered to be one of the greatest Australian accents by an actor not native to Australia, as well as one of the best foreign accents delivered in global film.[citation needed]
The project was first conceived in 2000, and Ham wrote a treatment herself which was not developed. Sue Maslin bought the rights to the novel and hired Moorhouse to direct and write the screenplay. Production took place in Melbourne and across Victoria, Australia in late 2014. The film had its world premiere at 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on 14 September 2015[12][13] and had a theatrical release on 29 October 2015 in Australia and New Zealand.[14] It opened at the number 1 spot at the Australian and New Zealand box offices and became the second highest-grossing Australian film of 2015 and sixteenth highest-grossing film of all time at Australian box office.[15][16]
Despite receiving mixed critical reviews, with praise going towards Winslet's performance and criticism focusing on its uneven tone,[17] The Dressmaker led the 5th AACTA Awards with thirteen nominations. These included Best Film, Best Direction, Best Production Design, Best Original Music Score, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Cinematography[18][19] and won Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design and People's Choice Award for Favourite Australian Film.[20]
- ^ "THE DRESSMAKER (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Groves, Don (5 July 2016). "Kate Winslet Back in Vogue With 'The Dressmaker'". Forbes. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
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- ^ "Screen Australia invests in The Dressmaker, Rest Home and Sucker". Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "THE DRESSMAKER". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "The Dressmaker: A tale of revenge". Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "SCREEN AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR 18 FEATURE PROJECTS". Archived from the original on 29 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "THE DRESSMAKER". Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ^ "'The Dressmaker' Shooting In Melbourne". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Kate Winslet Signs on for The Dressmaker". 8 August 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program'". Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ^ "Sue Maslin and Rosalie Ham team up to bring The Dressmaker to the big screen". 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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- ^ "The Dressmaker voted Favourite Australia Film in The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards 2015". 9 December 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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- ^ "The Dressmaker leads AACTA Awards noms". Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "'Mad Max,' 'Dressmaker' Split Australian Academy Awards". Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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