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Muriel's Wedding - NFSA Restores: David
Title:
Muriel's Wedding - NFSA Restores: David
NFSA ID
1771411
Year
1994
In this scene from Muriel's Wedding, Muriel (Toni Collette), having become 'a new person' by changing her name to Mariel, meets her husband to be, David Van Arkle (Daniel Lapaine), a South African-born Olympic swimmer looking for a wife and Australian citizenship. The introduction is both awkward and extremely funny.
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