Muriel’s Wedding at 30: why we still love this classic Australian film and its ‘terrible’ heroine
As fun as the movie is, with its kitsch aesthetic and garish costumes, it offers potent mix of comedy and serious dramaPJ Hogan’s classic Australian film Muriel’s Wedding is 30 and it plays as well today as it did when it had its world premiere. Muriel might have been “terrible” but the film was a great success.Australians love to laugh at themselves, and everyone loves an underdog. Muriel’s Wedding took more than $15m at the box office in Australia – making it one of the country’s highest-grossing feature films of all time. Continue reading...
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As fun as the movie is, with its kitsch aesthetic and garish costumes, it offers potent mix of comedy and serious drama
PJ Hogan’s classic Australian film Muriel’s Wedding is 30 and it plays as well today as it did when it had its world premiere. Muriel might have been “terrible” but the film was a great success.
Australians love to laugh at themselves, and everyone loves an underdog. Muriel’s Wedding took more than $15m at the box office in Australia – making it one of the country’s highest-grossing feature films of all time.
Continue reading...
