This movie is a visual feast, thanks to cinematographer Donald McAlpine (Oscar-nominated for Moulin Rouge! (2001), also shot My Brilliant Career (1979), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Parenthood (1989), Stanley & Iris (1990), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), and many more), production designer Roger Ford (some of his notable work includes Sirens (1993), Babe (1995), Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002), The Quiet American (2002), Peter Pan (2003), and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)) and costume designers Marion Boyce (nothing I've seen) and Margot Wilson (Bran Nue Dae), the latter of whom designed Winslet's glamorous duds.
Tracks from the original soundtrack by David Hirschfelder can be found on youtube, such as this and that. He blends western themes with classical, opera, and some pop hits of the time.
Everyone in the main cast and crew is either from Australia or New Zealand or lived or worked there (Winslet is English but her first movie, Heavenly Creatures (1994), was directed by Peter Jackson and shot in New Zealand).
Sadly, most critics on Rotten Tomatoes couldn't get past the genre-bending and are averaging only 54% and its audiences are only slightly warmer at 70, but we highly recommend this. See it on the big screen.
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