From Academy Award nominated director Bruce Beresford (Driving Miss Daisy, Mao’s Last Dancer) comes Ladies In Black, the heart-warming movie event of the year!
- Set in the summer of 1959, when the impact of European migration and the rise of women’s liberation is about to change Australia forever, Lisa, aged sixteen, takes a holiday job at the prestigious Sydney department store, Goode’s. There she meets the “ladies in black”.
- Beguiled and influenced by Magda, the vivacious manager of the high-fashion floor and assisting sales ladies Patty and Fay, Lisa is awakened to a world of possibilities. As she grows from a bookish schoolgirl into a glamorous and positive young woman, the impact they have on each other will change all their lives.
- Ladies In Black features a brilliant ensemble cast Julie Ormond, Angourie Rice, Rachael Taylor, Ryan Corr, Alison McGirr, Shane Jacobson, Noni Hazlehurst, Susie Porter and Vincent Perez.
- Soundtrack includes brand new music from Tim & Elliot Finn and Kate Miller-Heidke. As well as music featured in the film along with hits that are inspired from stars of the era.
- The film opens in New Zealand from September 20th.