A glamorous dressmaker returns home, unfurling dark humor and melancholy as she rights past wrongs.
Campy, with dark satire. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video.
There is no US rating to lean on, so here is what we tagged: moderate sex and nudity.
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In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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