The Dressmaker
Revenge is back in fashion.
Country
Production
Budget
$17 000 000
Box office
$22 605 919
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Sue Maslin, P.J. Hogan
Camera operator
Composer
David Hirschfelder
Artist
Roger Ford, Nicholas Dare
Audition
Christine King
Editing
Jill Bilcock
Whole Team (41)
Whole Team (41)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- This is the second film in Hugo Weaving's acting career where he plays a cross-dresser living in the Australian outback. In 1994, Stephan Elliott's "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" was released, with Weaving playing a drag performer.
- The second film in Hugo Weaving's acting career, in which he plays a transvestite living in the Australian outback. In 1994, Stephan Elliott's film 'The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' was released, in which Weaving played a drag performer.
- Kate Winslet used the same dialect coach who helped her with her Australian accent in Jane Campion's drama "Holy Smoke" (1999). After filming was completed, only one scene featuring her had to be redubbed. In a scene where she appeared with New Zealand actress Kerry Fox, Winslet suddenly began speaking just like Fox. "I'm just hopeless with accents," the actress later admitted.
- The film is based on the eponymous novel by Australian writer Rosalie Ham.
- The wedding dress that her character wears as the plot develops became actress Sarah Snook's favorite costume.
- Kate Winslet specifically learned to sew in order to play her role as authentically as possible. After that, she even helped Margot Wilson choose costumes for her character. Wilson was specially invited as a costume designer for the character played by Winslet.
- The film received a standing ovation from the audience at its premiere at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto during the 2015 international film festival. Roy Thomson Hall, which opened in 1982, seats almost 2400 spectators.
- Production designer Roger Ford wanted to film in a typical town in Western Australia, but since none of the towns available in Victoria were suitable, the set decorators had to build a town called Dungatar.
- The pre-production period for the film lasted 13 years.
- Kate Winslet was expecting a child with her husband Ned Rocknroll, and filming had to be postponed for a year.
- The film is based on the novel of the same name by Australian author Rosalie Ham.
- Director Jocelyn Moorhouse described the film as "Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992) with a sewing machine."
- The wedding dress that her character puts on as the plot progresses became actress Sarah Snook's favorite costume.
- The red dress and coat of Kate Winslet's character are made from silk moiré purchased in Milan 25 years before filming began.
- Production designer Roger Ford wanted to film in a typical town in western Australia, but since none of those available in Victoria suited him, the town of Dungatar had to be built by the set decorators.
- Kate Winslet and Judy Davis struggled to suppress laughter while filming the scene where Liam Hemsworth undresses to have his measurements taken.
- Kate Winslet specifically learned how to sew to play her role as authentically as possible. Afterward, she even helped Margo Wilson select costumes for her character. Wilson had been specifically brought in as the costume designer for Winslet's character.
- 179,300 mice were used in the grain silo scene.
- Kate Winslet used the same dialect coach who worked with her on her Australian accent for Jane Campion’s drama “Holy Smoke” (1999). After filming, only one scene with her participation had to be redubbed. In the scene where she filmed with New Zealand actress Kerry Fox, Winslet suddenly began to speak like Fox. “I just have trouble with accents,” the actress confessed later.
- The number of deaths in the film: 5.
- The main character uses a Singer model 201K2 sewing machine. These machines were very durable, but expensive, costing the equivalent of a working woman's six-month salary. Professional seamstresses and tailors still consider Singer machines the best in the world.
- The film begins with Kate Winslet's character arriving in Dungatar, but director Jocelyn Moorehouse intended to tell the backstory of the events. Kate talked her out of this idea, as she liked the ambiguous opening scene and her line, 'Well, you bastards. I'm back.'
- The red dress and coat worn by Kate Winslet's character are made of silk moiré purchased in Milan 25 years before the film began shooting.
- From time to time, wild emus would run onto the set, and filming had to be interrupted.
- The film begins with the arrival of Kate Winslet's character in Dungatar, but director Jocelyn Moorhouse intended to tell a backstory. Kate dissuaded her from this idea, as she liked the ambiguous opening scene of the film and her line, "Well, bastards. I'm back."
- Kate Winslet and Judy Davis struggled to keep from laughing while filming the scene in which Liam Hemsworth undresses to be measured.
- Kate Winslet was expecting a baby with her husband Ned Rocknroll, and filming for the movie had to be postponed for a year.
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