Full disclosure: I absolutely adore Kate Winslet. In my eyes everything she touches (including 2015’s Insurgent) turns to pure gold. So it should come as no surprise that I am overly excited to catch her in Jocelyn Moorhouse’s The Dressmaker.
The film, which just released its first trailer, centers around Myrtle “Tilly” Dunnage, an extraordinary dressmaker who has traveled the world sewing together some of the industries most sought after creations. When she returns home to a small town in Australia to watch over her ailing, mentally unstable mother, she takes the opportunity to set the stories straight in regard to her notorious reputation.
Filled with dark humor and a bit of scandalous innuendos, The Dressmaker appears to offer up a character centered story, set to the backdrop of a town that appears stuck in all that makes a small town a small town.
Tilly works to break down walls and mend bridges through her crafty work with a needle, showing that a lot can be said by a sewing machine and a strong understanding of a woman’s body. A true force to reckon with, Tilly is hell bent on taking back her name and proving that revenge never goes out of style.
Co-staring Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Judy Davis and Sarah Snook, The Dressmaker made its world premiere last year at the Toronto International Film Festival and is set to hit theaters on September 23rd.
