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. A costureira 2015 filme the dressmaker 2015 film qwe. Rosalie ham born 1955 is an australian author, stage and radio play writer. The dressmaker tells the story of the beautiful and talented tilly dunnage academy award winner kate winslet. On board the ship, tess meets two men, one an older but handsome millionaire and the other an attractive, kind and goodhearted sailor and. Although the sinking of the titanic plays a role in the dressmaker, it is not a starring role.
Took notes on inspiring quotes that i wanted to remember. I cant stop thinking about this book and its characters. This novel was filled with just the right amount of tragedy, heartache and endurance to keep me more than interested and wanting more. Now it has great staff, underrated hot chocolate and is one of melbournes best cinemas. Palace cinemas westgarth movie theater in northcote. Palace, for example, represents four per cent of the national box office but, in.
The dressmaker by kate alcott there has always been a fascination and mystique surrounding the sinking of the titanic. Tilly dunnages homecoming after years away from her tiny hometown in rural australia goes far from unnoticed. Still, certain individual scenes are gems and stand out like statement pieces. Tilly dunnage returns to her miserable hometown, dungatar, set in the dusty wilderness of the australian outback during the early 1950s. Previous articlereturn of the little darlings of westgarth street. Molly s repulsed reaction to the gorgonlike visage of gloria swansons aging movie queen is beyond pricelessespecially when the silentscreen diva puts the moves on william holden s gigolo of a screenwriter, which leads her to shriek, shes trying to kiss him. Northcotes recently refurbished, luxury threescreen cinema.
The dressmaker weaves box office spell over melbourne filmink. The dressmaker the 2016 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Soon, it will be 100 years since the sinking of the titanic and the suffrage movement. Find session times and book tickets for palace westgarth, vic. Based on the book by rosalie ham, the dressmaker is an absurdly weird adaptation full of dark humor, deplorable characters and vicious behavior, plus some disturbing violence and lewd, immoral content. The film is based on a book of the same name by australian author rosalie ham. Sep 15, 2015 the dressmaker kate winslet is stitched up in oddball revenge drama 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars. Its no wonder the dressmaker, a tale of smalltown couture and revenge, is being adapted for film. Mollys repulsed reaction to the gorgonlike visage of gloria swansons aging movie queen is beyond pricelessespecially when the silentscreen diva puts the moves on william holdens.
Set in 1912, the dressmaker tells the story of tess collins, an aspiring dressmaker, who manages to find a job working for the world renowned dress designer lady lucile duffgordon as a maid while she and her husband travel to america on board the titanic. Westgarth cinema cnr barry and high streets, westgarth. Westgarth was a small area in the south of northcote, named after william. The westgarth was really well refurbished a few years ago. The westgarth went over to screening greek language films from november 1966 and this continued until 1987 when the independent art house circuit valhalla took over and renamed it the valhalla cinema.
The film is directed by jocelyn moorhouse and stars kate winslet as tilly dunnage. Oct 12, 2010 the dressmaker was another well written book with a likeable female protagonist. Cinema nova is closed due to the worldwide pandemic. Also showing at our sister cinemas, cameo cinemas and lido cinemas. And, for a while, the dressmaker pays off with its outofnowhere developments, until it collapses into a pit of death, destruction and despair. 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. Welcome to palace westgarth, the home of quality cinema in melbournes innernorth. Melbournes premiere metropolitan cinema, located at collins place in the.
The dressmaker is a first novel to be proud of, and definitely one to savor. Kate emilia clarke harumphs around london, a bundle of bad decisions accompanied by the jangle of bells on her shoes, another irritating consequence from her job as an elf in a yearround christmas shop. The dressmaker kate winslet is stitched up in oddball revenge drama 2 5 stars 2 out of 5 stars. Rosalie ham is the author of the dressmaker, summer at mount hope and there should be more dancing.
The dressmaker by rosalie ham, 9781846689949, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The dressmaker is about as far from essential viewing as one could imagine, but, for all its brightly glaring flaws, much of it qualifies as a glossy, goofy guilty pleasure. Feb 28, 20 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. I read it after watching the film starring kate winslett, as the dressmaker. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Steep stairs trinity college university of melbourne. The best place to park is 50 metres north of the cinema along high street, just after union street.
Based on rosalie hams novel of a talented seamstress who takes revenge on the. Theorising the cultural impacts of film distribution in the cinema. I found the first half of the book a bit of a struggle to get through as so many bad things happen to ellen, our heroine and you get a sense of how awful things are, but the lingering sense that worse is still to come. Kate winslet causes a stir in the australian outback in this absurdly overripe melodrama. Level 3, central park mall, 28 broadway, chippendale nsw, australia.
The westgarth cinema is part of the palace cinema chain, which is where those lovely discounts come into it. 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. The dressmaker m a glamorous woman returns to her small town in rural australia. The story is set in dungatar, a fictional outback australian town, literally in the middle of nowhere, in the year 1951. Costuming the dressmaker 9 nov 15 twentyfive years ago, costume designer margot wilson was a student living in paris when she picked up a roll of red, moire silk fabric during a shopping trip to milan. Parents need to know that the dressmaker is an eccentric, appealing dramedy thats best for older teens and adults, thanks to fairly intense material about murder, mental illness, and bullying.
Melbournes premiere metropolitan cinema, located at collins place in the citys cbd. After years working as a dressmaker in exclusive parisian fashion houses, tilly. Theres also plenty of smoking and drinking, some kissing and sexual situations though no nudity, and swearing including fk. Kate winslet liam hemsworth hugo weaving sarah snook. The kino the kino, 45 collins street, melbourne vic 03 9650 2100. The weekend australian a writer with strong visual gifts and a pleasingly sour sense of humour.
It became a popular cinema to see cult classics and silent films. It was officially opened on october 20th, 1921, the main feature being anne of green gables starring mary miles minter. 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. The dressmaker is an australian film, which has been adapted from rosalie hams original novel of the same name. Parking on the northern side of union street is available. Thats what film producer sue maslin calls visual irony and it. Over 21,000 moviegoers have seen the dressmaker at cinema nova. The dressmaker is a book that i could not put down. Book joker sessions at a palace cinema location near you. The dressmaker was another well written book with a likeable female protagonist.
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. The story is set in a 1950s fictional australian country town, dungatar, and explores love, hate and haute couture the novel is divided into four sections, each named after a different fabric and representing different. Westgarth cinema, on the corner of barry street and high street, westgarth was built in 1921, and was known as the westgarth picture theatre. After years working as a dressmaker in exclusive parisian fashion houses, tilly returns home to a town in the australian outback to reconcile with her eccentric mother molly judy davis. A new venture for the 92yearold cinema, it is jumping on the trend of outdoor cinemas that has been going strong for years and that melbourne clearly can not get enough of. Book last christmas sessions at a palace cinema location near you. Behind the seams of the dressmaker hit film canberra citynews.
Kate alcotts the dressmaker is a beautifully told story that examines loss, love, couture and the choices we make when everything is on the lineall sewn together into one compelling read. Clothes the actual stars of the dressmaker this is canberra. Why was the date chosen for the dressmakers cinema release crucial to its success. Hams book, was struck by the notion of the singer sewing machine as a weapon of revenge. Palace westgarth cinema in northcote, melbourne northcote. Described as a gothic tale of love, revenge and haute couture, hams novel is set in the 1950s in. She is best known for her debut novel, the dressmaker, which has been. Movie session times palace cinemas showtimes timetable. The dressmaker wagers that its audience might only get out to see one film in theaters this year, so it should cram all the genres they love into its twohour runtime. Based on rosalie hams best selling novel, the dressmaker is the story of femme fatale tilly dunnage who returns to her small home town in the country to right the wrongs of the past. The dressmaker is a first novel to be proud of, and definitely one to savour. If you ever wanted to make a victorian gown, this page is for you set up as a branch of prior attire, it will focus on the costuming books.
The dressmaker is full of so many twist and turns, and fastpaced action it is a challenge to put down. Sarah jio, author of the violets of march and the bungalow. Westgarth cinema parking car parks, street parking. Miss stevens, goat, the lovers and the despot, swiss army man, my blind brother, the dressmaker this week on indie movie guide host alicia malone recommends miss stevens, swiss army man and more. Movie showtimes and movie tickets for palace westgarth cinemas located at 89 high st, northcote vic, australia 03 9482 2001. The sydney morning herald hams eye for the absurd, the comical, and the poignant are highly tuned. The dressmaker kate winslet is stitched up in oddball. Westgarth theatre in melbourne, au cinema treasures. Palace westgarth cinema s outdoor courtyard is being turned into an openair cinema for summer. Westgarth cinema parking car parks, street parking, private. This car park is closed during the times you have selected. Read online the dressmaker pdf by kate alcott for free. Birds of prey and the fantabulous emancipation of one.
Palace westgarth cinemas outdoor courtyard is being turned into an openair cinema for summer. Rosalie hams 2000 novel the dressmaker is about to gain greater recognition thanks to a film adaptation featuring kate winslet and liam. Set against a historical tragedy but told from a completely fresh angle, the dressmaker is an atmospheric delight filled with all the periods glitz and glamour, all the raw feelings of a national tragedy and all the contradictory emotions of young lovemore hardcover, 306 pages published february 21st 2012 by doubleday. With her sewing machine and haute couture style, she transforms the women and exacts sweet revenge on. Death, rape, domestic violence and really great dresses this strange australian film has it. 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. She is best known for her debut novel, the dressmaker, which has been adapted into film with kate winslet in the lead role. The kino features seven screens, with a superb selection of local and international feature films, documentaries and mainstream titles. The dressmaker is a gothic novel written by the australian author rosalie ham, and is hams debut novel. The film opens with the arrival of myrtle tilly dunnage, played by kate winslet, stepping off a bus after an absence of 25 years. Westgarth outdoor cinema westgarth outdoor is committed to showing highquality new release films in an idyllic urban setting. In melbourne in 1953, young robert daniel berini and newborn angela antoniette iesue are promised in marriage by their fathers, sal mercurio and joe. The courtyard offers a uniqe cinema atmosphere to relax and unwind with a bubbling spritz or a premium beer or wine. A stylish drama with comic undertones about love, revenge and haute couture.