{"id":2132,"date":"2017-01-31T14:11:03","date_gmt":"2017-01-31T14:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frugalfashionshopper.co.uk\/?p=2132"},"modified":"2017-01-31T14:11:03","modified_gmt":"2017-01-31T14:11:03","slug":"film-night-january-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frugalfashionshopper.co.uk\/wp\/film-night-january-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Film night \u2013 January 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello everyone, and a warm welcome to all, and especially those of you who dropped by and signed up after a mention on Tricia Cusden\u2019s recent blog post on street style and her new hat<\/a>.\u00a0 Yes, I do love hats and no need to spend gazillions on them! \u00a0It\u2019s great to meet you and feel free to comment.<\/p>\n

OK, I\u2019ve got several posts on the back-burner and one already half-written but I must give you my monthly film review before the end of January, and tell you about the outfit I wore.<\/p>\n

The film was The Dressmaker starring Kate Winslet <\/a>as Tilly Dunnage,\u00a0and that dish Liam Hemsworth playing Teddy.\u00a0 Have you read the book?\u00a0 The film follows the story to the hilt so you\u2019ll know that two-thirds the way through there\u2019ll be a collective intake of breath.\u00a0 I\u2019m not going to give you a blow-by-blow account of the plot as it\u2019ll be giving the game away, but (and this is a near plot-spoiler) you could see the film as a spaghetti Western with Winslett playing the Clint Eastwood character \u2013 (wo)man returns to town, wreaks revenge, and leaves.\u00a0 But that\u2019s way too simplistic.\u00a0 For a start The Dressmaker is a sumptuous feast for the eyes and has numerous wacky, laugh-out-loud moments, but key to understanding this film is that it\u2019s a very Australian film \u2013 so there\u2019s an edge to it.\u00a0 It must be something about the Australian landscape but there\u2019s often a hint of danger and doom running through the DNA of Australian films (Picnic at Hanging Rock anyone?).\u00a0 But hey, if you want a laugh Hugo Weaving<\/a> (Matrix, Hobbit, Lord of the Rings amongst many other films) in his role as the town\u2019s police sergeant kind of references his earlier role in Pricilla, Queen of the Desert.\u00a0 He has the best part, I think, although Judy Davis <\/a>(My Brilliant Career) is outstanding as Tilly\u2019s mad mother Molly.\u00a0 Is The Dressmaker a tad melodramatic? \u00a0Oh yes, to be sure.\u00a0 But is it enjoyable and good fun \u2013 oh yes, absolutely!<\/p>\n

There was a great atmosphere at film night, and we had the most people in the audience ever.\u00a0 I wore this amazing skirt bought for \u00a33.99 at my local charity shop along with a black T-shirt and my thin linen jacket, which is in the wash, which is why I\u2019m wearing something \u00a0different here.<\/p>\n

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Honestly, I promise you I got out some heels to wear, but then I forgot to take the little bootees off. \u00a0Why? \u00a0Because they\u2019re so comfortable and I always run around a lot. (For those of you new to the blog \u2013 those boots are worn again and again.)\u00a0 They cost me all of \u00a325 and that was at least 5 winters ago.<\/p>\n

The skirt is embroidered back and front and is such a cheery item to wear in these dark nights.<\/p>\n

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My philosophy, btw, is always dress up if you can!<\/p>\n

That\u2019s all for now, new posts coming soon.<\/p>\n

With love,\u00a0Penny, the Frugalfashionshopper<\/em><\/p>\n

P.S. And Sharing with Catherine Summers and her weekly #iwillwearwhatilike<\/em><\/a> session<\/p>\n

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