The notable films of Australian director Bruce Beresford include Breaker Morant (1980), Tender Mercies (1983), Crimes of the Heart (1986) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Photo: AFP / Getty Images
Academy Award-nominated director Bruce Beresford talks to Simon Morris about his new comedy-drama film Ladies in Black, which is set in a Sydney department store in the late 1950s.
Madeleine St John's 1993 novel The Women in Black has become a hit twice recently.
First, it was turned into the award-winning musical Ladies in Black, with songs by Tim Finn.
Now it's a non-musical film starring Julia Ormond, Rachael Taylor and Vincent Perez.
Beresford's film - which he also wrote - is a sweet-natured love letter to a city on the verge of becoming cosmopolitan, Simon Morris says.
Director Bruce Beresford on 'Mao's Last Dancer'
Academy Award-nominated film director Bruce Beresford talks about Mao's Last Dancer - his film based on the autobiography of Chinese-Australian dancer Li Cunxin. Audio
