Event Details
A young woman plans her wedding at the Greek island hotel of her free-spirited mother, not revealing that she has invited three of her mom’s former lovers in an attempt to identify her biological father. Phyllida Lloyd (The Iron Lady, 2011) made her feature directing debut with this lively film version of the blockbuster Broadway musical, which incorporates the hit songs of the Swedish group ABBA. The all-star international cast is led by Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried as mother and daughter, with Christine Baranski and Julie Walters as Streep’s former bandmates and Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgård as the possible fathers. The song score includes such pop classics as “Dancing Queen,” “Waterloo” and the title number.
Lyrics will appear... on screen during the songs. Audience participation strongly encouraged.
Academy Museum film programming generously funded by the Richard Roth Foundation.
2008 | 108 min. | USA | Color | English/Greek | Rated PG-13 | DCP
DIRECTED BY: Phyllida Lloyd
WRITTEN BY: Catherine Johnson
WITH: Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård