Kate winslet is dressed to kill in her new movie dressmaker. After years working as a dressmaker in exclusive parisian fashion houses, tilly dunnage kate winslet returns home to a town in the australian outback to recon. The lady above is one myrtle tilly dunnage kate winslet, providing a captivating harbor in this storm of kookiness, who has returned to the. It stars kate winslet as a femme fatale in the title role of the dressmaker, myrtle tilly dunnage, who returns to a small australian town to take care of her ailing, mentally unstable mother. The dressmaker 2015 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sep 23, 2016 kate winslet can do anything except save this movie from quirky overkill. The dressmaker starts off with one of the most promising opening scenes you could possibly ask for. The two actresses salvage what they can from the movie and make the movie a fun trifle, albeit one with. The dressmaker official us trailer 2016 kate winslet, liam. The dressmaker kate winslet is stitched up in oddball. Based on the bestselling novel by rosalie ham, the dressmaker is a bittersweet, comedydrama set in early 1950s australia. Tiff her rage is subdued for a long time as the plot revolves around tilly caring for her wheelchairclad pieceofwork mother, molly judy davis.
The dressmaker 2016 accused of murder when she was a child, a dressmaker kate winslet returns to her small australian town to seek revenge on the locals who did her wrong. Even kate winslet carrying her sewing machine like a gunfighters pistol cant redeem this. A glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural australia. Tilly dunnage kate winslet, a beautiful and talented misfit, after many years working as a dressmaker in exclusive parisian fashion houses. Kate winslet stars opposite liam hemsworth as a scorned seamstress in the dressmaker. In the dressmaker, kate winslet plays myrtle tilly dunnage, a seamstress who returns to her tiny australian home town, nursing a lifelong. The adaptation of the rosalie ham novel screened at last years toronto film. The dressmaker has been dubbed as the long awaited return of director jocelyn moorhouse to the chair since 1997 and she has delivered a film that will be remembered for some outstanding performances from judy davis, hugo weaving and kate winslet. Kate winslet is dressed to kill in her new movie dressmaker patrick ryan. How the dressmaker helped kate winslet become a better mother. Accused of murder when she was a child, a dressmaker kate winslet returns to her small australian town to seek revenge on the locals who did her wrong. The dressmaker was shot in 2014 and released in 2015, while steve jobs was shot and released in 2015. Why the dressmaker is a costume designers cinderella.
Trolls world tour, like a boss and recommendations for easter and passover. The dressmaker official international trailer 2015. Kate winslet wants to get one thing straight her new film the dressmaker is not a western with sewing machines the british actor believes family relationships are at. Sep 26, 2016 the dressmaker movie clip compilation subscribe here. With her sewing machine and hautecouture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on those who did her wrong. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at.
And, for a while, the dressmaker pays off with its outofnowhere developments, until it collapses into a pit of death, destruction and despair. Whats more, winslet s shape shown off with a strategically employed, dangerously. The dressmaker boasts a strong central performance by kate winslet and a captivating array of narrative weirdness all of which may or may not be a comfortable fit with viewers. Met ditmaal onder andere kate winslet in een australische komedie en. When tilly played by kate winslet comes home, she not only reconciles with her ailing mother molly played by judy davis but, with her sewing machine. A fantastic movie that i will watch again with my mother.
Her mother worked as a nanny and waitress, and her father, a struggling actor, took labouring jobs to support the family. The dressmaker 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Tilly will put her sewing skills acquired in paris during her long exile to work outfitting the local women with. Death, rape, domestic violence and really great dresses this strange australian film has it. The dressmaker is a 2015 australian revenge comedydrama film written and directed by jocelyn moorhouse, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by rosalie ham. She is particularly known for her work in period dramas, and is often drawn to portraying angstridden women. The beautiful and talented tilly dunnage kate winslet returns home to the australian outback after years working as a dressmaker in exclusive parisian fashion houses. Miss stevens, goat, the lovers and the despot, swiss army man, my blind brother, the dressmaker. Sep 15, 2015 the dressmaker kate winslet is stitched up in oddball revenge drama 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars. Kate winslet wreaks bespoke vengeance in the dressmaker. Winslet and liam hemsworth team up to make a surprising film that isnt the stodgy.
With kailin see, david kopp, james kirk, lara gilchrist. The first of two films in which kate winslet and sarah snook have worked on together. Depressed single mom adele and her son henry offer a wounded, fearsome man a ride. Kate elizabeth winslet cbe born 5 october 1975 is an english actress.
Judy davis is the standout of the dressmaker as winslet s mother. I must confess i lost track of her career since titanic some 20 years ago, but i loved the reacquaintance, like watching her for the first time again. The oscar winner took up needle and thread to play a potentially murderous seamstress. Sep 23, 2016 its the early 1950s, and tilly dunnage ms. Kate winslet stars in the stylish but nasty and uneven the. The dressmaker, the dressmaker movie, the dressmaker trailer, australia, liam hemsworth, kate winslet, hugo weaving, sarah snook, kerry fox, rural, sewing, dresses.
She made her screen debut at age 15 in the bbc series dark season 1991. This is an absolute gem of a movie, very old school in style, and i just love it. When she discovers a plot to destroy divergents, tris and the mysterious four must find out what makes divergents dangerous before its too late. Winslet has returned to her dusty australian hometown in search of vengeance. The book and film are about a paristrained seamstress who returns to her minuscule hometown in desolate southeast australia, from which she was.
Sep 21, 2016 due to winslets designsavvy seamstress character, it features a wardrobe full of colorful frocks clinging to even more colorful characters, all set against dusty, eccentric australian. The dressmaker movie trailer kate winslet 2016 youtube. In the dead of night, kate winslet, in an impeccably tailored travelling coat. She is known to throw herself wholeheartedly into every role she takes on. Winslet is the recipient of various accolades, including three british academy film awards, and is among the few performers to have won academy, emmy, and grammy. The seamstress was brought into being by the desperate curse of an innocent woman being tortured to death by a vigilante mob. New york it feels like a western with a sewing machine. The film explores the themes of revenge and creativity and was described by moorhouse as clint eastwoods unforgiven with a sewing machine. Aug 24, 2016 the dressmaker tells the story of the beautiful and talented tilly dunnage, who transformed the women of her town. Broad green pictures amy on film the dressmaker is the kate winslet revenge movie you didnt know you needed. It stars kate winslet as a femme fatale in the title role of the dressmaker. In the book, the dressmaker by kate alcott, tess is a young women who yearns for her own success as a designer and at the opening of the book she is already an accomplished seamstress in england. The dressmaker kate winslet is stitched up in oddball revenge drama 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars. Sep 22, 2016 kate winslet wreaks bespoke vengeance in the dressmaker kate winslet plays a woman with designs to punish the townsfolk who once wronged her in this tonally confused australian comedy.
First of all, kate winslet is absolutely wonderful. Following more television appearances in britain, she made her film debut with the leading role of murderess juliet hulme in peter jackson s crime film heavenly creatures 1994. A success in hautecouture paris, dunnage has returned to her dusty hometown in. I usually read the book first, but in this case i stumbled upon this flick on tv and only found out later that there actually is a novel. The dressmaker stars oscar winner, kate winslet, who leads an allstar cast. For veteran australian director jocelyn moorhouse, black comedy the dressmaker was like unforgiven with a sewing machine. Stranded after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must forge a connection to survive the extreme elements of a remote snowcovered mountain. The dressmaker tells the story of the beautiful and talented tilly. Kate winslet wreaks bespoke vengeance in the dressmaker kate winslet plays a woman with designs to punish the townsfolk who once wronged her. The dressmaker is the kate winslet revenge movie you didnt. With kate winslet, josh brolin, gattlin griffith, clark gregg. Winslet gained wider recognition for playing marianne. Aug 28, 2016 the dressmaker official us trailer 2016 kate winslet, liam hemsworth subscribe here for new movie trailers like us on facebook.
The best thing about the dressmaker is, of course, kate winslet. The dressmaker on dvd december 27, 2016 starring kate winslet, judy davis, liam hemsworth, hugo weaving. In the movie, a paris fashion designer kate winslet returns. She meets lucile, lady duff gordon and is taken on by her as a personal maid on the duff gordons trip to new york aboard the titanic in 1912. Titanic ended up becoming the highest grossing hollywood film of all times. Director jocelyn moorhouses the dressmaker stars kate winslet as the smoldering, talented seamstress tilly dunnage. You moved tilly kate winslet in the dressmaker youtube.
When they realize help is not coming, they embark on a perilous journey across the wilderness. She falls in love with the purehearted teddy liam hemsworth. As police search town for the escaped convict, the mother and son gradually learn his true story as their options become increasingly limited. Dec 17, 2014 its a story of love, revenge and haute couture, and its just wrapped filming in the australian state of victoria. The film opens as a western, with winslet s dressmaker tilly dunnage arriving in lonely dungatar, a pale rider sheriff here to clean up this godforsaken town, armed only with a singer sewing. Kate winslet will star in the dressmaker, a drama about a couturier who, after years abroad, returns to her small australian hometown where she was accused of murder during her childhood. The dressmaker, based on a 2000 novel by rosalie ham, gives the. Kate winslet in the bittersweet comedy the dressmaker. The dressmaker is a dull, plodding import from australia. In a world divided by factions based on virtues, tris learns shes divergent and wont fit in. Liam hemworth was excellent the best movie i have ever seen him in. The dressmaker boasts a strong central performance by kate winslet and a. In the dressmaker, kate winslet plays myrtle tilly dunnage, a seamstress who returns to her tiny australian home town, nursing a lifelong grudge against her former neighbors and.
Kate winslet says going for a wee was hard when filming. Kate winslet stars in the stylish but nasty and uneven. Filming finishes on kate winslets film the dressmaker. The dressmaker, based on a 2000 novel by rosalie ham, gives the actress a hell of a role. Australian drama the dressmaker has hearty energy but. Her filmography is saddled with some lesserknown gems such as. Didnt get much critical acclaim but kate winslet is fantastic and liam hemsworth is just yummy, so totally ignore the critics.
Sep 19, 2016 kate winslet is dressed to kill in her new movie dressmaker. An incredibly powerful memoir, published posthumously, of a female romanian jew and her life from childhood, to young adulthood, to capture and being forced to work in a wwii labor camp, ultimately ending up in a german concentration camp until the end of the war, and life after the war until her death in 1983. Review of the dressmaker with kate winslet the sacramento bee. The dressmaker dvd, region 3, jocelyn moorhouse kate winslet, liam hemsworth. Oct, 2016 in the dressmaker, kate winslet plays myrtle tilly dunnage, a seamstress who returns to her tiny australian hometown, nursing a lifelong grudge against her former neighbors and. Sep 29, 2016 director jocelyn moorhouses the dressmaker stars kate winslet as the smoldering, talented seamstress tilly dunnage. Sep 28, 2016 described as a revenge comedy drama, the movie features an impressive cast that includes kate winslet, judy davis, hugo weaving, and liam hemsworth. With kate winslet, judy davis, liam hemsworth, hugo weaving. Kate winslet at an event for the dressmaker 2015 hugo weaving in the dressmaker. Everything you need to know about the dressmaker movie 2016.
Due to winslet s designsavvy seamstress character, it features a wardrobe full of colorful frocks clinging to even more colorful characters, all set against dusty, eccentric australian. The dressmaker official tilly at the football clip out. She is of british ancestry, and has irish paternal ancestry and swedish maternal ancestry. Horsham casting call for the dressmaker movie starring kate winslet and. Hugo weaving is also on top form and there is a great supporting cast of characters. Kate winslet discusses the many reasons the dressmaker will. With her haute couture style, she transforms the women of the town in such a way that she gets sweet revenge on those who did her wrong. Its the wrong genre, although this movie is difficult to place the wrong story and it. We all know that she certainly knows what shes doing and doesnt fail us with this. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life read more. Kate winslet, liam hemsworth, hugo weaving the dressmaker official us release trailer 2016 kate winslet movie a glamorous.
Kate winslet juggles gorgeous gowns, chaotic script winslets moviestar presence and the comic chops of judy davis, liam hemsworth and hugo weaving cant. The dressmaker movie clip compilation subscribe here. The dressmaker includes an assortment of characters and themes all set against the rustic backdrop of a small outback town in 1950s australia. The plot is overcomplicated and includes a wedding, a funeral, an ambitious death count, drugs and alcohol, dueling dressmakers. You moved tilly kate winslet in the dressmaker, one of the best scenes from iconic australian blockbuster.
I cant say this is the best film you will see all year, but i can assure you wont see another one like it again for a long time. Kate winslet has always been choosy about her roles, and some of the best films that she is known for are the reader, titanic, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind and quillis. The beautiful and talented tilly dunnage kate winslet returns home to the australian outback after. And kate winslet was feeling extremely candid when discussing her preparation for new movie. Voracious for blood, the hideouslymutilated specter hunts a small group of friends who become trapped on the island where she died. With kate winslet, idris elba, beau bridges, dermot mulroney.