Ladies in Black

2018
PG
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

8.5K

YOUR RATING

Julia Ormond, Rachael Taylor, Angourie Rice, and Alison McGirr in Ladies in Black (2018)

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Follows the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.Follows the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.Follows the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.8/10

8.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 9 wins & 22 nominations

Trivia
The department store scenes were shot on the 7th floor of the David Jones building in the Sydney CBD. The 7th floor had remained disused for many years and still looked just as it did in 1959. The film crew only had one day to film these scenes as the next day renovations were due to begin on the building and the 7th floor would be inaccessible.

Goofs
Numerous Sydney electric trams are featured in the film, set in November/December 1959, it should be noted that all the electric trams in the Sydney CBD, were all replaced by diesel buses. Ending 100 years of tram services, Sydney's last electric tram ran in the Sydney CBD from Hunter Street in the city and then along Elizabeth Sreet in the city, Oxford Street, and along Anzac Parade to La Perouse on 25th of February 1961.

Quotes
Lisa: I'm sorry I'm late, but, we went for a walk and Magda told me about Slovenia before the war. Oh, and we talked about books. And Stefan made us a lovely lunch.
Mr. Miles: Who's Stefan?
Lisa: He's Magda's husband.
Mr. Miles: Oh, right, he made the lunch?
Lisa: European men like to cook.
Mr. Miles: Ah! Hmm, didn't know that. I like to drink. I'm off to the pub. See you in a couple of hours.

Alternate versions
Australian PG rated PAL video version on DVD and Blu-Ray runs 109 minutes and 4 seconds. United Kingdom PAL video version has BBFC Approved Running Time of 104 minutes 35 seconds.

Connections
Features Lydia (1941)

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Featured review

7/10

Great choice for 2h of escapism!

The movie perfectly captures this distinct 50s post WW2 vibe of blissful ignorance. Think of movies like Father of the bride or Pillow talk. You can easily imagine the young Audrey Hepburn as Lisa, Spencer Tracy as her father and Doris Day as Fay. But don't get me wrong: the actual casting in this movie was spot on. Especially Julia Ormond stole the show with her wonderful performance.

If you don't expect this movie to be a socially or psychologically challenging experience and you just need to shut the harsh realities of the world out for 2h, I can't recommend this one enough!