Tag: Jocelyn Moorhouse

52 Films By Women 26. Proof, directed by
Jocelyn Moorhouse

26. Proof, directed by
Jocelyn Moorhouse

When A Picture Can’t Be A Thousand Words In Proof   Admittedly coming from a biased viewpoint, it seems to me that Australian films are often distinctly risk-taking. They encourage full viewer participation, by leaving a few dots for us to connect ourselves. Put plainly, they serve a meal without chewing it for us. Moorhouse’s …

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52 Films By Women 16. The Dressmaker, directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse

16. The Dressmaker, directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse

Bitches Gonna Bitch, Stitches Gonna Stitch   Taking “small town hole” status to new extremes is Dungatar, the childhood home of Myrtle Dunnage (Kate Winslet). Within the first ten seconds of The Dressmaker the viewer understands that she had left, but is now returned, and that a ripple of memories lie unsettled, ready to be …

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