Set in Paris in 1905. It tells the story of recently widowed Hanna Glawari, a wealthy Pontevedrian who is to attend the ball at the Embassy. She is worth 20 million Francs and seeks a new husband. However, should she marry a foreigner, Pontevedro will lose the benefit of her wealth and the country will be left penniless.

The First Secretary (Count Danilo) is considered a prospective suitor. When Count Danilo and Hanna Glawari meet they realise they already know each other from when Hanna was a peasant girl in Ponteverdro ten years earlier. Danilo had put an end to their affair at the insistence of his aristocratic parents but is now amazed at her transformation.

Filmed at the Arts Centre in Melbourne. Featuring Lisa Pavane and Steven Heathcote.

Available on DVD (Zone 4 - PAL).
G classification.