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The Wedding Party

Original title: Thank God He Met Lizzie
  • 1997
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
708
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The Wedding Party (1997)
ComedyDramaRomance

The romantic myth is exposed for Guy when he is plagued by memories of an old girlfriend on his wedding day.The romantic myth is exposed for Guy when he is plagued by memories of an old girlfriend on his wedding day.The romantic myth is exposed for Guy when he is plagued by memories of an old girlfriend on his wedding day.

  • Director
    • Cherie Nowlan
  • Writer
    • Alexandra Long
  • Stars
    • Richard Roxburgh
    • Cate Blanchett
    • Frances O'Connor
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    708
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Cherie Nowlan
    • Writer
      • Alexandra Long
    • Stars
      • Richard Roxburgh
      • Cate Blanchett
      • Frances O'Connor
    • 10User reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 5 nominations

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    Cate Blanchett, Frances O'Connor, and Richard Roxburgh in The Wedding Party (1997)
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    Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in The Wedding Party (1997)
    Cate Blanchett in The Wedding Party (1997)
    Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in The Wedding Party (1997)
    Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in The Wedding Party (1997)
    Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in The Wedding Party (1997)
    Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh in The Wedding Party (1997)
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    Richard Roxburgh
    Richard Roxburgh
    • Guy Jamieson
    Cate Blanchett
    Cate Blanchett
    • Lizzie
    Frances O'Connor
    Frances O'Connor
    • Jenny
    Linden Wilkinson
    Linden Wilkinson
    • Poppy
    John Gaden
    • Dr. O'Hara
    Genevieve Mooy
    • Mrs. Jamieson
    Michael K. Ross
    • Mr. Jamieson
    • (as Michael Ross)
    Melissa Ippolito
    • Catriona Younger
    Elena Pavli
    Elena Pavli
    • Catriona Older
    Craig Rasmus
    • Dominic
    Rhett Walton
    • Tony
    Jeanette Cronin
    Jeanette Cronin
    • Yvette
    Arthur Angel
    Arthur Angel
    • George
    Wadih Dona
    • Angelo
    • (as Wahid Dona)
    Celia Ireland
    Celia Ireland
    • Cheryl
    Adrian M. Barnes
    • Father Montgomery
    • (as Adrian Barnes)
    Deborah Kennedy
    Deborah Kennedy
    • June
    Mary Acres
    • Auntie Dulcie
    • Director
      • Cherie Nowlan
    • Writer
      • Alexandra Long
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    • Trivia
      Feature film directorial debut of Cherie Nowlan.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Guy Jamieson: You also asked me if I'm happy. That's a hard question to answer. The trouble with happiness is that you never know when you have it. You remember it. Ask me in another ten years. Maybe I'll be able to tell you.

    • Connections
      Featured in The Movie Show: Episode dated 25 May 1997 (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      We've Only Just Begun
      Written by Paul Williams (as P. Williams)

    User reviews10

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    Featured review
    9/10
    Right person or right time
    I first saw this movie in 1997 and was thought it was fantastic.

    The story focuses on Guy's relationship with Jenny, a fun, energetic, middle class Australian girl who has an irresistible charm. Guy, understandably, falls for Jenny and their relationship is delicately balanced with a quirky friendship that has its ups and downs. Jenny is a gregarious, fun and slightly melodramatic girl who fills Guy's life with lots of challenges. Between their lives and the growing expectation of their future together, things seem to fall apart, slowly and, at times, in a rather painful way. Have they just grown apart or has Guy stopped appreciating Jenny for what she brings to his life? Is Guy really ready yet for this sort of relationship? And so it ends, much to the disappointment and surprise of many.

    Then, rather suddenly, Guy meets and falls for a slightly older and a certainly more sophisticated woman in Lizzie. She's stylish, refined and intriguing.

    Before we know it Guy and Lizzie are at the alter and so the real story begins. Guy's reflection on life and love really begins. Is he doing the right thing? Does he really know Lizzie (like he knew Jenny). Was he right in leaving Jenny? This movie captures and teases the viewer with the notion of relationship timing. Love takes time and evolves in different ways. Guy's reflection questions how he fell out of love with Jenny or had that love been lost? Was Lizzie filling a void lost in Jenny's absence? Guy and Lizzie's relationship moved at a pace and, perhaps, in some way, reality hadn't arrived. Perhaps Guy hadn't given this relationship the time he gave to Jenny.

    Guy survived the wedding night and seemed to then get caught up in the swirl of life without having the time to question his own needs in love and life. As the movie flashed years in to the future Guy leaves us wondering whether was Lizzie filling his life as Jenny could have....(time for a tissue by now).

    This movie delves deeply in to the complexity of relationships, how they develop and our expectations of love. Life, like love, is often about timing and the right place. Perhaps in Jenny, Guy wasn't in the right place at the right time. Or perhaps he was, but wasn't ready to appreciate how happy he really was. One of the most moving moments of the movie is when Guy imagines he sees Jenny in the street years later and they stare for a moment. Jenny's expression says it all...

    And whilst this may sound complex and overwhelming, this movie isn't. Its fun, fantastic and the cast are brilliant. As for the producer and director - 5 stars!! Enjoy this movie and think more about love.

    David Ps - for what its worth, I fell for Jenny.......
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    • Oct 28, 2007

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    • Release date
      • November 20, 1997 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Слава Богу, він зустрів Ліззі
    • Filming locations
      • Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    • Production companies
      • Stamen Films Pty. Ltd.
      • The Australian Film Commission
      • New South Wales Film & Television Office
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    • Budget
      • $2,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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