The Hollywood Reporter by Neil Young
An easygoing, unashamedly old-fashioned picture executed with a light touch that conceals a serious and sharply topical subtext.
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Australia · 2018
Rated PG · 1h 49m
Director Bruce Beresford
Starring Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond, Angourie Rice, Ryan Corr
Genre Comedy, Drama
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In the summer of 1959, sixteen-year-old Lisa takes a job at Sydney's prestigious department store Goode's, while waiting for her high school exam results. Her life is changed forever when she meets the "ladies in black," who open her eyes to a world beyond her sheltered upbringing.
The Hollywood Reporter by Neil Young
An easygoing, unashamedly old-fashioned picture executed with a light touch that conceals a serious and sharply topical subtext.
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