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Directed by | Jim O'Brien |
Written by | John McGrath |
Based on | The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge |
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Cinematography | Michael Coulter |
Edited by | William Diver |
Music by | George Fenton |
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Distributed by | Euro American Pictures |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | £1.28 million [1] |
The Dressmaker is a 1988 British drama film directed by Jim O'Brien and starring Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw and Pete Postlethwaite. [2] It is an adaptation of the 1973 novel The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge.
Set during the Second World War in England, the story concerns a claustrophobic relationship between two middle-aged sisters and their fragile 17-year-old niece.
Some scenes were shot on location in Liverpool, including at Liverpool Cathedral. [3]
The costume designer for The Dressmaker was Academy Award-nominated British designer Judy Moorcroft.
Time Out Magazine reported: "John McGrath's wittily scripted adaptation of Beryl Bainbridge's novel is played with stylish gusto by all concerned. Horrocks plays the innocent so well that you feel like strangling her; Plowright and Whitelaw are a joy throughout." [4]