The Dressmaker: Vengeance in Vogue

Small-town politics, family bonds and fairytale tropes are all explored in this highly entertaining and visually sumptuous film. Carolyn Leslie unravels the varied yet equally compelling threads in Jocelyn Moorhouse's latest feature.

Additional keywords: New and notable, middle years, senior secondary, literary adaptation, novel, Kate Winslet, rural Australia, Rosalie Ham, Australian film, revenge.