The Dressmaker
Synopsis
A glamorous woman returns to her small home town in rural Australia. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong.
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 118 mins
- Director
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Jocelyn Moorhouse
- Producer
- Sue Maslin
- Executive Producer
- Daryl Dellora, Karl Engeler, Fred Gaines, Hugo Grumbar, Tim Haslam, Ian Kirk, Gavin Poolman, Michael Shyjka
- Editor
- Jill Bilcock
- Screenwriter
- Jocelyn Moorhouse (screenplay), Rosalie Ham (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Donald McAlpine
- Production Designer
- Roger Ford
- Sound
- Andrew Ramage
- Composer
- David Hirschfelder
- Principal cast
- Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook, Judy Davis, Caroline Goodall, Kerry Fox
- Costume Designer
- Marion Boyce, Margot Wilson
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Australia production
Film Art Media (AU), Screen Australia (AU), Apollo Media (UK)
Apollo Media
30 Redcliffe SquareLondon
SW10 9JY
Sales Company
Embankment Films
Westbourne Studios – WE 020242 Acklam Road
London
W10 5JJ
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