Muriel’s Wedding
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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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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