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The Dressmaker

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The Dressmaker (1989)

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Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Liverpool, 1944. It's the end of World War II, the men are returning home and 17-year-old Rita is ready for romance. The sheltered teen lives with her aunts Nellie and Margo, two women who are as... Liverpool, 1944. It's the end of World War II, the men are returning home and 17-year-old Rita is ready for romance. The sheltered teen lives with her aunts Nellie and Margo, two women who are as different as night and day. Aunt Nellie, who lords over their household, is a sour spinster and strict disciplinarian. But her younger sister Margo is a more romantic soul to whom Rita turns for advice when she falls in love with a handsome American G.I. While Margo encourages Rita to pursue the budding relationship, Nellie chides the girl for behaving improperly. Family tensions over Rita's beau continue to mount, eventually opening up the old wound that placed Nellie and Margo at odds years ago. [More]

Starring: Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw, Jane Horrocks, Tim Ransom

Starring: Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw, Jane Horrocks, Tim Ransom, Pete Postlethwaite

Director: Jim O'Brien

Director: Jim O'Brien

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Jim O’Brien has turned this into a riveting Victorian morality tale.

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