Muriel’s Wedding

Directed by P.J. Hogan

Australia

1994

106 mins

This ode to dreamers is one of Australia’s most cherished classics, powered by Toni Collette’s luminous breakout performance and a joyous ABBA soundtrack. Newly restored in 4K.

Thirty years since Muriel Heslop (Collette) walked down the aisle, she remains one of Australian cinema’s most unforgettable heroines. Stuck in the fictional dead-end beach town of Porpoise Spit, lonely Muriel struggles with fake friends, a crook father and slacker siblings. Her only comforts are her ABBA cassettes and fantasies of a glitzy wedding. After retreating to Sydney, she seizes a chance to reinvent herself, even if it jeopardises her one real bond, with new bestie Rhonda (Rachel Griffiths). Muriel fearlessly embraces daggy outcasts and quirky Aussie humour: from Muriel and Rhonda’s karaoke take on “Waterloo” to the devastating aftermath of the titular wedding, P.J. Hogan’s film brims with iconic moments and tremendous heart.

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Presented by the National Film and Sound Archive's digital restoration program – NFSA Restores – reviving our cinema icons

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“It plays as well today as it did when it had its world premiere.”

Lisa French, The Conversation

Special Guests

P.J. Hogan

Director, Screenwriter

P.J. Hogan is an Australian film director and screenwriter. His directing credits include: The Humpty Dumpty Man, Muriel’s Wedding, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Unconditional Love, and Confessions of a Shopaholic, Mental. P.J. is also credited with co-writing The Dressmaker, directed by his wife Jocelyn Moorhouse.

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