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Reference Type Smart Woman Unknown
Title Smart Woman
Chapter/Web article title Jocelyn's Journey
Author(s)Berwyn Lewis
State Unknown
Country Unknown
Publication Date 00-10-1994
Citation Date
Page Number 26
Comments This piece captures Jocelyn Moorhouse’s first approach to making films. Although her first film ‘Proof was a major success, Moorhouse with Lynda House settled in to co-produce Muriel’s Wedding. Alongside her husband as director, PJ Hogan Jocelyn worked to produce this film. This piece gives us an idea of how Moorhouse went about finding a Rhonda and Muriel, the two major women in the film. It gives us an insight into what Moorhouse was thinking about when choosing a female to play these parts. ‘We wanted to tell a story of a woman who is not comfortable with her physical self, a symptom of her not being happy with her life’. It opens up the question of how the connection between the character, Muriel and Jocelyn can be depicted in similar ways. Muriel wanted to be someone, just like Jocelyn explains how she wanted to be a director but was unsure how to get there. The importance of friendship and trust is also captured in this piece which allows us to understand that Jocelyn is a big believer in successful women having strong friendships with other women and a huge sense of trust in one another.

The piece also helps us get a strong understanding of her marriage with PJ Hogan. They are able to work alongside one another, help one another in their ideas and encourage one another’s success.
Synopsis Berwyn Lewis talks about Moorhouse’s producing lifestyle in the hit movie Muriel’s Wedding. It gives an overview on how Jocelyn as producer and PJ Hogan as director went about casting and selecting for this film in order to portray the issue of women trying to find out who they are and where they want to be in life.
tags: Muriel's Wedding PJ Hogan Rachel Griffiths Toni Collette 
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