The Dressmaker

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The Dressmaker ★★½ 1989

Two sisters in WWII Liverpool must deal with their young niece's romantic involvement with an American soldier. Plowright and Whitelaw turn in fine performances as the two siblings with very different outlooks on life. 90m/C VHS . GB Pam(ela) Austin, Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw, Pete Postleth-waite, Jane Horrocks, Tim Ransom; D: Jim O'Brien; C: Michael Coulter; M: George Fenton.

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