The Dressmaker!!
Key Cast: Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth
Director: Jocelyn Moorhouse
Writer: Rosalie Ham
Genre: Drama
Themes: Revenge, Love, Family and Deceit
Budget: $17,000,000 (AUD)
Release: November 2015
Key Scene:
An important scene within the film is when the protagonist Tilly Dunnage (played by Kate Winslet) is when she turns up to the local rugby game. This is a significant scene because it shows her to be different from everyone else n the town. The film makers show the town with washed out brown and beige colours but when Tilly turns up in her bright red dress it stands out. She is not like the others. This is an important scene because it detaches her from the people she is ultimately trying to impress. You could say that it is a disruption of the characters equilibrium as they are not used to seeing people like her. Also, this scene is significant because when she was younger the town people wanted her gone so they sent her away, so by her coming back in a bright red dress looking like the people they see in films and magazines is creating a huge statement and showing that she is back. This gives an insight into the Tilly's personality as it shows that she is a confident women and doesn't let people get in the way of what she wants. This is significant because we later see that her dresses are a mask that covers her vulnerabilities and insecurities. Her turning up to the rugby game in a red dress is important to the film because it shows that she wants everyone to see that she has returned and she wants to get revenge on those who did her wrong.
Another important scene within the film is when Tilly Dunnage is pushing her Mum in the wheelchair and Teddy offers a helping hand. This is a significant scene within the film and one of the most important because of what Teddy says to Tilly. "I reckon you came back for one of two things...Revenge... or me". This is an important scene and line within the film because it is foreshadowing the decision Tilly has to make later on in the film. Although he says it as a sort of chat up line, it is taken seriously towards the end of the film. Tilly cant have both. She can either have a relationship with Teddy or get the revenge she has been longing for. what Teddy says features in an event that happens later on in the film where Tilly either choses to say she is not cursed or see Teddy jump into a silo. She can either decide to stick with the idea that she is cursed and get revenge or watch Teddy jump into the silo.
Key Micro-features:
An important micro-feature is Mise-en-scene, specifically costume. The film is titled The dressmaker so the costumes play an important role. The costumes within the film create meaning because it is the way that Tilly tries to connect with the people who dislike her. This shows the audience part of Tilly's personality because it shows that she is desperate for acceptance. She believes that if she does something good for them, they will forget about what she did when he was younger. She makes them the nicest dresses to make them look good so that they think she is a nicer person.
Another reason why the costumes are important is because it changes the personality of the village she lives in. Before Tilly makes the dresses for them, the women in the village are represented as working class women who lead a pretty normal life. But as soon as they get the dresses form Tilly Dunnage they start to think that they are too good for anyone and that they are the upper class. They completely use Tilly Dunnage in order to fulfill their dreams of being someone they are not. Mise-en-scene is important because it works along side with performance. As the costumes change so do the characters of the film. Mise-en-scene and performance work together to create meaning because it enforces the idea that with the right outfit you can be anyone you want people to see. This is one of the things that Tilly says at the beginning of the film (a dress can change anything). Although she meant it in a positive way the audience eventually sees the other negative side to it.
Comparables:
The Dressmaker has a similar theme/storyline as the TV show Revenge. It follows the same idea of a girl returning home after being sent away in oder to get Revenge on the people who wronged them. Also both the characters are very similar in the sense that they hide behind something in order to protect themselves. In The Dressmaker she hides behind her dresses and fashion and in Revenge she hides behind her fake identity. In both The Dressmaker and Revenge the main themes are: Revenge and Love.
An important scene within the film is when the protagonist Tilly Dunnage (played by Kate Winslet) is when she turns up to the local rugby game. This is a significant scene because it shows her to be different from everyone else n the town. The film makers show the town with washed out brown and beige colours but when Tilly turns up in her bright red dress it stands out. She is not like the others. This is an important scene because it detaches her from the people she is ultimately trying to impress. You could say that it is a disruption of the characters equilibrium as they are not used to seeing people like her. Also, this scene is significant because when she was younger the town people wanted her gone so they sent her away, so by her coming back in a bright red dress looking like the people they see in films and magazines is creating a huge statement and showing that she is back. This gives an insight into the Tilly's personality as it shows that she is a confident women and doesn't let people get in the way of what she wants. This is significant because we later see that her dresses are a mask that covers her vulnerabilities and insecurities. Her turning up to the rugby game in a red dress is important to the film because it shows that she wants everyone to see that she has returned and she wants to get revenge on those who did her wrong.
Another important scene within the film is when Tilly Dunnage is pushing her Mum in the wheelchair and Teddy offers a helping hand. This is a significant scene within the film and one of the most important because of what Teddy says to Tilly. "I reckon you came back for one of two things...Revenge... or me". This is an important scene and line within the film because it is foreshadowing the decision Tilly has to make later on in the film. Although he says it as a sort of chat up line, it is taken seriously towards the end of the film. Tilly cant have both. She can either have a relationship with Teddy or get the revenge she has been longing for. what Teddy says features in an event that happens later on in the film where Tilly either choses to say she is not cursed or see Teddy jump into a silo. She can either decide to stick with the idea that she is cursed and get revenge or watch Teddy jump into the silo.Key Micro-features:
Another reason why the costumes are important is because it changes the personality of the village she lives in. Before Tilly makes the dresses for them, the women in the village are represented as working class women who lead a pretty normal life. But as soon as they get the dresses form Tilly Dunnage they start to think that they are too good for anyone and that they are the upper class. They completely use Tilly Dunnage in order to fulfill their dreams of being someone they are not. Mise-en-scene is important because it works along side with performance. As the costumes change so do the characters of the film. Mise-en-scene and performance work together to create meaning because it enforces the idea that with the right outfit you can be anyone you want people to see. This is one of the things that Tilly says at the beginning of the film (a dress can change anything). Although she meant it in a positive way the audience eventually sees the other negative side to it.
Comparables:
The Dressmaker has a similar theme/storyline as the TV show Revenge. It follows the same idea of a girl returning home after being sent away in oder to get Revenge on the people who wronged them. Also both the characters are very similar in the sense that they hide behind something in order to protect themselves. In The Dressmaker she hides behind her dresses and fashion and in Revenge she hides behind her fake identity. In both The Dressmaker and Revenge the main themes are: Revenge and Love.
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