"role. The Dressmaker (Bainbridge novel) The Dressmaker (US title The Secret Glass) is a gothic psychological novel written by Beryl Bainbridge. In 1973, it was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Like many of Bainbridge's earlier works, the novel is semi-autobiographical. In particular, the story was inspired by a relationship that she had with a soldier as a teenager. The characters of Nellie and Margo were based upon two of her paternal aunts. Set in Liverpool and Lancashire during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their 17-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with"
"The Dressmaker (Ham novel) The Dressmaker is a Gothic novel written by the Australian author Rosalie Ham, and is Ham's debut novel. It was first published by Duffy & Snellgrove on January 1, 2000. The story is set in a 1950s fictional Australian country town, Dungatar, and explores love, hate and haute couture. The novel is divided into four sections, each named after a different fabric and representing different phases in the story: gingham, shantung, felt and brocade. Since its release the novel has sold over 75,000 copies and has been translated into a number of languages including German and"
"The Dressmaker (2015 film) The Dressmaker is a 2015 Australian revenge comedy-drama film written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse, based on the 2000 novel of the same name by Rosalie Ham. It stars Kate Winslet as a femme fatale in the title role of the dressmaker, Myrtle ""Tilly"" Dunnage, who returns to a small Australian town to take care of her ailing, mentally unstable mother. The film explores the themes of revenge and creativity and was described by Moorhouse as ""Clint Eastwood's ""Unforgiven"" with a sewing machine."" The project was first developed in 2000, and Ham wrote a treatment herself."
"American soldier. ""The Dressmaker"" was almost unanimously praised by critics. Karl Miller of the ""New York Review of Books"" called it ""a magnificent book"" about isolation and family strife. The Times Literary Supplement said that the novel was a ""remarkable achievement ... Miss Bainbridge's imagination pushes her towards nightmare, and her eye for detail is macabre."" The novel was adapted for film in 1988 by starring Jane Horrocks as Rita, Billie Whitelaw as Marge and Joan Plowright as Nellie. The screenwriter was John McGrath and Billie Whitelaw won the 1988 Evening Standard British Film Award for best actress for her"
"October 2005, when the nursing home she worked at closed down. She is also a part-time Literature teacher at Trinity College at the University of Melbourne, and RMIT University TAFE. Ham and her husband Ian McLay, a stage builder, live in Brunswick, Melbourne. Rosalie Ham Rosalie Ham (born 1955) is an Australian author, stage and radio play writer. She is best known for her debut novel, ""The Dressmaker"", which has been adapted into film with Kate Winslet in the lead role. In addition, Ham has also written short stories for various Australian publications, including ""Meanjin"", ""The Age"", and ""The Bulletin""."
"The Dollmaker (novel) The Dollmaker is novel by Harriette Arnow. It is the story of Gertie Nevels and her family's migration from their Kentucky homeland to industrial Detroit during World War II. First published in 1954, the novel earned a 1955 nomination for the National Book Award. Its New York Times book reviewer called it a superb novel notable for its strength and the glowing richness of character and scene. In 1971, Joyce Carol Oates characterized this novel as ""our most unpretentious American masterpiece"". As the book begins Gertie Nevels, a Kentucky mountain woman, is struggling to take her sick"
"The Lacemaker The Lacemaker () is a 1977 French drama film directed by Claude Goretta and starring Isabelle Huppert and Yves Beneyton. It is based on the 1974 Prix Goncourt winning novel ""La Dentellière"" by Pascal Lainé. In Paris, the shy and virginal Béatrice lives with her mother and works in a hairdressing salon, where her only friend is the lively Marylène. Left by her lover, Marylène suggests that the two girls take a holiday by the sea at Cabourg. There Marylène soon goes off with a new man, leaving Béatrice on her own. Befriended by the shy student François,"
"Rosalie Ham Rosalie Ham (born 1955) is an Australian author, stage and radio play writer. She is best known for her debut novel, ""The Dressmaker"", which has been adapted into film with Kate Winslet in the lead role. In addition, Ham has also written short stories for various Australian publications, including ""Meanjin"", ""The Age"", and ""The Bulletin"". As of 2015, her novels have sold 75,000 copies worldwide and have been translated into a number of languages including German and French. Ham was born and raised in Jerilderie, Australia. Talking about her childhood Ham said, ""Being a farmer's daughter, I had"
"Victoria, Australia and was finished on December 13, 2014. It was released on October 29, 2015 in Australia. The Dressmaker (Ham novel) The Dressmaker is a Gothic novel written by the Australian author Rosalie Ham, and is Ham's debut novel. It was first published by Duffy & Snellgrove on January 1, 2000. The story is set in a 1950s fictional Australian country town, Dungatar, and explores love, hate and haute couture. The novel is divided into four sections, each named after a different fabric and representing different phases in the story: gingham, shantung, felt and brocade. Since its release the"
"admitted that if she wrote an urban novel, her style of writing would be changed with the change in landscape, which she does not want to do. In all her novels, revenge, gossip, love, betrayal, small communities, isolation, treachery, manipulation and human nature are the common themes. Rosalie Ham initially sold the rights of ""The Dressmaker"" for film in the mid 2000s and even wrote the screenplay for the film but somehow the project never took off. While missing out on the rights to begin with, producer Sue Maslin reconnected with the author whom she hadn't seen for 30 years"
"The Devil Wears Prada (novel) The Devil Wears Prada is a 2003 best-selling novel by Lauren Weisberger about a young woman who is hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, a job that becomes nightmarish as she struggles to keep up with her boss's grueling schedule and demeaning demands. It spent six months on the ""New York Times"" bestseller list and became the basis for the 2006 film of the same name, starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt. The novel is considered by many to be an example of the ""chick lit"" genre. A"
"""The Outfit"" (much like ""The Friends of Eddie Coyle"" and other crime films of this period) has aged rather well, finding itself on many lists of lesser known films recommended by writers on film in the 21st century. The Outfit (1973 film) The Outfit is a 1973 crime film directed by John Flynn. It stars Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker and Robert Ryan. Flynn's screenplay is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Richard Stark, pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake. It features a character modeled on Stark's fictional character Parker, who was introduced in ""The"
"The Dresser The Dresser is a 1980 West End and Broadway play by Ronald Harwood, which tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant, who struggles to keep his charge's life together. Harwood based the play on his experiences as dresser to English Shakespearean actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, who is the model for the character ""Sir"" in the play. The play was first presented on 6 March 1980 at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester and transferred to the Queen's Theatre in London on 30 April 1980, with Freddie Jones as ""Sir"" and Tom Courtenay as Norman. The play was"
"The Dresser (1983 film) The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, with a screenplay by Ronald Harwood, based on his 1980 play ""The Dresser"". It tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant, who struggles to keep his charge's life together. The film was directed by Peter Yates and produced by Yates with Ronald Harwood. Cinematography was by Kelvin Pike. It stars Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Michael Gough, and Edward Fox. Finney and Courtenay were both nominated for Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Golden Globe Awards for their performances, with Courtenay winning the Golden"
"The Dressmaker from Paris The Dressmaker from Paris is a 1925 silent film romantic comedy/drama film directed by Paul Bern. The story was written by Howard Hawks and Adelaide Heilbron. Heilbron also wrote the screenplay. The film starred Leatrice Joy and was her last film for Paramount Pictures. The film was costume designer Travis Banton's first assignment. The film is now considered lost. This was Joy's last silent for Paramount. Afterwards she followed Cecil DeMille to his PDC arrangement production company which released through the Pathé Exchange company. Director Paul Bern have his girlfriend Olive Borden a small role as"
"The Outfit (1973 film) The Outfit is a 1973 crime film directed by John Flynn. It stars Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker and Robert Ryan. Flynn's screenplay is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Richard Stark, pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake. It features a character modeled on Stark's fictional character Parker, who was introduced in ""The Hunter"". Two hitmen drive to Eddie Macklin's house to assassinate him as he builds a brick wall in his backyard. Meanwhile, Eddie's brother Earl (Robert Duvall) is released from prison in Illinois after a 27-month term for carrying"
"The Dressmaker of Khair Khana The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is a book by author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, published in March 2011 by HarperCollins. It documents the story of Kamila Sidiqi, a young female entrepreneur working during the years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, a time when the rights of women were severely restricted. ""Dressmaker"" is the first book by Lemmon, who serves as deputy director of the Council on Foreign Relations' Women and Foreign Policy program. Her work has appeared in ""the New York Times"", the ""Financial Times"", and ""The Christian Science Monitor"", amongst other publications. ""The Dressmaker of"
"Norman Mailer Norman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, playwright, film-maker, actor, and liberal political activist. His novel ""The Naked and the Dead"" was published in 1948 and brought him renown. His 1968 nonfiction novel ""Armies of the Night"" won the Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction as well as the National Book Award. His best-known work is widely considered to be ""The Executioner's Song"", the 1979 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. In over six decades of work, Mailer had eleven best selling books in each of the seven decades after"
"mixed critical reviews, with praise going towards Winslet's performance and criticism focusing on its uneven tone, ""The Dressmaker"" led the 5th AACTA Awards with thirteen nominations. These included Best Film, Best Direction, Best Production Design, Best Original Music Score, Best Sound, Best Editing, Best Cinematography and won Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design and People's Choice Award for Favourite Australian Film. In 1926 in the Australian outback town of Dungatar, schoolboy Stewart Pettyman meets a violent death. Schoolgirl Myrtle Dunnage is blamed and exiled from the town by local police sergeant Horatio Farrat (Hugo"
"The Dollmaker The Dollmaker is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Jane Fonda and based on the 1954 novel of the same title written by Harriette Arnow. It was originally broadcast on ABC on May 13, 1984. Fonda was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Special for her performance. Director Daniel Petrie won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials. The movie is the story of a family that moves from the rural home in Appalachia to Detroit Michigan where the father intends to find"
"""La Dentellière"" was released on CD by Canadian label Disques Cinemusique. The Lacemaker The Lacemaker () is a 1977 French drama film directed by Claude Goretta and starring Isabelle Huppert and Yves Beneyton. It is based on the 1974 Prix Goncourt winning novel ""La Dentellière"" by Pascal Lainé. In Paris, the shy and virginal Béatrice lives with her mother and works in a hairdressing salon, where her only friend is the lively Marylène. Left by her lover, Marylène suggests that the two girls take a holiday by the sea at Cabourg. There Marylène soon goes off with a new man,"
"know many back hills women while teaching in a one-room Kentucky school. Later, Arnow moved to a housing project in Detroit. This was during the Appalachian migration which saw huge numbers of mountain people moving north to work in war-related, automobile manufacturing and other industries. However, in this interview Arnow stressed that The Dollmaker story was in no way autobiographical. Rather, she said the story was created in her imagination. ""The Dollmaker"" is a 1984 American made-for-television drama film starring Jane Fonda and based on the novel. The Dollmaker (novel) The Dollmaker is novel by Harriette Arnow. It is the"
"noted the film was ""solid, well-acted, if somewhat forgettable drama"". Academy Awards Golden Globe Awards BAFTA Awards Berlin International Film Festival Mainichi Film Awards National Board of Review in 2015, the BBC produced a TV adaptation of the film starring Anthony Hopkins and Ian McKellen, with Emily Watson as a co-star, shown on BBC 2. Reviewed generally as a triumph. The Dresser (1983 film) The Dresser is a 1983 British drama film, with a screenplay by Ronald Harwood, based on his 1980 play ""The Dresser"". It tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant, who struggles to keep his"
"a truly uplifting and very true story of how one woman set out to start a business and ended up preserving the dignity of so many women."" Angelina Jolie, Greg Mortenson, Mohamed El-Erian, and Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown wrote the reviews for ""Dressmaker""'s book sleeve. The Dressmaker of Khair Khana The Dressmaker of Khair Khana is a book by author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, published in March 2011 by HarperCollins. It documents the story of Kamila Sidiqi, a young female entrepreneur working during the years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, a time when the rights of women were severely restricted."
"Lauren Weisberger Lauren Weisberger (born March 28, 1977) is an American novelist and author of the 2003 bestseller ""The Devil Wears Prada"", a ""roman à clef"" of her experience as a put-upon assistant to ""Vogue"" editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Weisberger was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to a school teacher mother and a department store president turned mortgage broker father. Her family is Jewish; Weisberger was raised in Conservative Judaism and later Reform Judaism. She spent her early youth in Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania, a small town outside Scranton. At 11, her parents divorced and she and her younger sister, Dana, moved to"
"be produced. Sir Elton John (who also wrote the scores for ""Billy Elliot"" and ""The Lion King"" amongst others) was announced as the composer for the project and Paul Rudnick (most notable for writing the film ""Sister Act"") would write the lyrics and story. The casting and production schedule is still to be announced but it is aimed to play on Broadway. The Devil Wears Prada (novel) The Devil Wears Prada is a 2003 best-selling novel by Lauren Weisberger about a young woman who is hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, a job that becomes"
"one of the models . The Dressmaker from Paris The Dressmaker from Paris is a 1925 silent film romantic comedy/drama film directed by Paul Bern. The story was written by Howard Hawks and Adelaide Heilbron. Heilbron also wrote the screenplay. The film starred Leatrice Joy and was her last film for Paramount Pictures. The film was costume designer Travis Banton's first assignment. The film is now considered lost. This was Joy's last silent for Paramount. Afterwards she followed Cecil DeMille to his PDC arrangement production company which released through the Pathé Exchange company. Director Paul Bern have his girlfriend Olive"
"a tie with Robert Duvall in ""Tender Mercies."" A television version for the BBC was shown in the UK on 31 October 2015. Richard Eyre directed Anthony Hopkins as ""Sir"" and Ian McKellen as Norman, with Emily Watson as ""Her Ladyship"", Sarah Lancashire as Madge and Edward Fox as Thornton. The Dresser The Dresser is a 1980 West End and Broadway play by Ronald Harwood, which tells the story of an aging actor's personal assistant, who struggles to keep his charge's life together. Harwood based the play on his experiences as dresser to English Shakespearean actor-manager Sir Donald Wolfit, who"
"The Masquerader (novel) The Masquerader is a novel by the Irish writer Katherine Cecil Thurston which was first published in 1904. It was the third most popular book in the United States that year. A leading British politician chooses to swap places with his cousin, a journalist who is his doppelganger. This leads to a dilemma for his wife who falls in love with the double. In 1917 the novel was turned into a play ""The Masquerader"" by John Hunter Booth. This was subsequently adapted into a 1922 silent film ""The Masquerader"" and a sound film ""The Masquerader in 1933."
"The Masquerader (novel) The Masquerader is a novel by the Irish writer Katherine Cecil Thurston which was first published in 1904. It was the third most popular book in the United States that year. A leading British politician chooses to swap places with his cousin, a journalist who is his doppelganger. This leads to a dilemma for his wife who falls in love with the double. In 1917 the novel was turned into a play ""The Masquerader"" by John Hunter Booth. This was subsequently adapted into a 1922 silent film ""The Masquerader"" and a sound film ""The Masquerader in 1933."
"The Code (Killmaster novel) The Code is the seventy-seventh novel in the Nick Carter-Killmaster series of spy novels., Carter is a US secret agent, code-named N-3, with the rank of Killmaster. He works for AXE – a secret arm of the US intelligence services. The book was first published in 1973 by Award-Tandem Books (Number AN1146) by Universal Publishing and Distributing Corporation (New York, USA) and Universal-Tandem Publishing Co. Ltd. (London, England). The novel was written by Larry Powell. Copyright was registered on 15 July 1973. The story is set in late spring/summer 1973. Carter’s AXE colleague is murdered whilst"
"the works. In 2017, it was announced that Elton John and Shaina Taub would write the music and lyrics, respectively, with Paul Rudnick penning the book. The Devil Wears Prada (film) The Devil Wears Prada is a 2006 American comedy-drama film directed by David Frankel and produced by Wendy Finerman. The screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on Lauren Weisberger's 2003 novel of the same name. The film adaptation stars Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, a powerful fashion magazine editor, and Anne Hathaway as Andrea ""Andy"" Sachs, a college graduate who goes to New York City and lands"
"is surrounded with characters who believe they know how to express themselves, while she remains mute. Her silent suffering is the central light of the book, like the candle in Vermeer's painting. La Dentellière La Dentellière (""The Lacemaker""), is a French novel by Pascal Lainé. It was awarded the Prix Goncourt (France's most prestigious literary award) in 1974. It was made into a film with Isabelle Huppert in 1977 (directed by Claude Goretta). It was translated into English by George Crowther in 1976 as ""A Web of Lace"" and in 2006 by David Dugan. An excerpt of the 2006 translation"