Ladies in Black

What a delight. The cast was fabulous...everyone of them. Costuming and sets perfect. Created the atmosphere of the period perfectly. The audience was laughing and crying. Best film I've seen in ages!

I guess it is Beresford's return to the top and he made something what isn't made in Hollywood's factory. Love to see for me unknown actors and actresses, next to very well known Julia Ormond and Vincent Perez. The screenplay is witt and filled with details unknown for those who know nothing or very little about some of European nationalities and languages, as about Serbia and Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Serbo-Croatian language. It is a good picture of the characters who grew up in a different environments. Beautiful ladies make this movie goes around.

Unfortunately I didn't enjoy this as much as many others seem to have. The design is terrific, but I felt it was allowed to excuse the need for a decent plot line or any character development. The cast is terrific, but none are allowed to get into their roles with any depth. The dialogue is incredibly inane and the lack of any conflict at all really makes the film drag. Every scene is very short, and it's all so ... nice. Could have been much better had it focused more on just one of the women's stories - probably the Noni Haselhurst character which had an interesting back story that was only touched on. Compared with something like Brooklyn this is a bit disappointing, especially given the talent behind it.

Ladies in Black is a well made film. I was hooked from the first 10 minutes. It does not contain strong feminist undertones but conveys realism in its historic setting. It is about humanity and the character development is shown well. We start off seeing a professional store front selling expensive dresses by well groomed ladies in black but behind we delve deeper into their normal lives. Their struggles, frustrations and joys are what anyone can relate to if they put themselves in their shoes. Despite being fiction it also serves as a historic piece, a snapshot into 1959 historic Australia. Great performances from the cast and a nice heartwarming story. I could easily imagine this becoming a long running TV series.

Did not believe they would make something like this today, no language, no violence, no fake computerized stuff! This can transport you back to a much simpler time. It is a slice of life feature with very good attention to detail that will take you back in time without breaking your eardrums with continuous explosions or violence and language, well done.

A young girl keen to get to University in Sydney gets a Christmas job in a large department store and meets up with and befriends other ladies who have their own issues. Not sentimental, but never straying into any dark territory, this is unashamedly old fashioned and rather sweet. The cast are fine, particularly young Rice who was so good in The Nice Guys and the recent Spiderman films and of course Ormond. Old fashioned and undemanding stuff from the occasionally great Bruce Beresford eg Breaker Morant

What a pleasant surprise. This is a film that Hallmark could have made.It's their kind of movie. Warm, perhaps a bit predictable but who cares. And it's nice to see a group of good actors from "down under."

I enjoyed every minute of this wonderful movie. The colors, the music, the actors are all superb. They all do a great job! Especially the scenes with Rudi, Stefan and Magda are very cute. I enjoyed the subtle humor and the accents very much. Each story has it´s own dynamic, but all in all each one has a positive outcome. Since I am not that familiar with the australian way of life I found it even more interesting. And the re-creation of the 50´s is done perfectly! Great movie!