Sep 8th 
The Dressmaker*       
(Australia/GB 2015)
Screen Australia/Embankment/Film Art Media. 118m. ws

In 1951 a beautiful dressmaker returns to the hometown where as a child she was wrongfully accused of murder.
Richly photographed and played but ultimately over-the-top black comedy melodrama, a female revenge "Western" of sorts, where the 50s period details and costume have rather too strong a modern style about them.

Written by: Jocelyn Moorhouse, P.J. Hogan, from the novel by Rosalie Ham.
Producer: Sue Maslin.
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse.
Starring: Kate Winslet, Judy Davis, Liam Hemsworth, Hugo Weaving, Sarah Snook, Shane Bourne, Alison White, Caroline Goodall.
Photography: Donald McAlpine.
Music: Jill Bilcock.
Costume: Marion Boyce, Margot Wilson.

Preceded by:
Tom and Jerry in
Puss 'N' Toots**
(US 1942. 7m.; w, d: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera; p: Fred Quimby.)