Proof (1991)
Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse
Martin, a young blind photographer, is divided between his friendship with restaurant worker Andy and the exclusive love that Celia—who is terribly jealous of this new friendship—has for him.
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Ms. Moorhouse (whose previous films include “Proof” and “How to Make an American Quilt” ) and her costume and production designers make the most of the period setting, and it’s fun to watch good actors play dress-up, especially Mr. Weaving, whose character is a cross-dressing constable.
The Dressmaker is the first feature in 18 years from Australian filmmaker Jocelyn Moorhouse, whose success here with 1991's Proof took her to Hollywood for How to Make an American Quilt and then an intimate reworking of King Lear, A Thousand Acres.
This is the first film in 18 years from director Jocelyn Moorhouse, who after making a splash with her 1991 breakthrough Proof (the film which launched the careers of Russell Crowe and Hugo Weaving) was unable to gain much in the way of momentum during a brief period in Hollywood.
Adapted by Moorhouse (“Proof”) and cowriter P. J. Hogan from the novel by Rosalie Ham, the film contains a revenge comedy, a love story, a whodunit, and a tragic melodrama that the filmmakers have stitched together spiritedly but can’t make compatible.
In adapting Rosalie Ham’s debut novel, screenwriters P.J. Hogan (Muriel’s Wedding) and Jocelyn Moorhouse (Proof) aren’t after the usual bloody release but rather what Moorhouse has described as a more “feminine” form of revenge.
After almost two decades away from directing, Australian filmmaker Jocelyn Moorhouse (Proof, How to Make an American Quilt) returns with this bizarre home-grown curiosity.