Cate Blanchett as: Lizzie

Director: Cherie Nowlan
Selected Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Frances O’Connor & Linden Wilkinson
Written by: Alexandra Long
Release Year: 1997
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
MPAA Rating: R

 

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Guy marries Lizzie. Dreamy Guy wanders around at his own wedding reception, recalling fond days of the girlfriend that got away; his long-time, de facto relationship with the warm and funny Jenny.

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On set

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Quotes from Cate Blanchett

• “What I love about the film is that it sets itself up as a romantic comedy, then undercuts and plays with the form in a really unexpected way. In romantic comedies, characters are defined through their relationships and I really loved the way Lizzie was defined by things other than love. Some people don’t get their entire fulfillment from a love connection. Not everyone wants to be consumed by love.” (The Age Melbourne, November 1997)

Quotes from Others

• Cherie Nowlan:
  — “It was one of those magic moments you have in casting. She [Cate Blanchett] walked in, I shook her hand, and I was ready to say ‘You can do whatever the you want in my film!’ It was so obvious that she was rocket.”

Trivia & Facts

• Filmed in Australia.
• Cate Blanchett’s first time at Cannes Film Festival was when the film screened as part of Marché du film de Cannes selection for potential distributors outside Australia.
• The film’s title is called The Wedding Party when released in the US.
• 2 wins & 5 nominations, view here.
• Cherie Nowlan cast Cate Blanchett not long after seeing her perform on stage in Kafka Dances (1993-94).
• Andrew Upton, Cate Blanchett’s future husband at the time worked on continuity for the film.
• Cate Blanchett earned her first nomination and win, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, from AFI – Australian Film Institute (Now AACTA – Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts).
• Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh have worked together in film and theatre — Oscar and Lucinda (1997) and The Turning (Segment: Reunion, 2013); Hamlet (1994-95), Uncle Vanya (2010-12), and The Present (2015-17).

Sydney premiere, 1 July 1997