A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in
this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century
sources.
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Writers: Baz Luhrmann,
Craig Pearce
Stars: Nicole Kidman,
Ewan McGregor,
John Leguizamo|
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Storyline
The year is 1899, and Christian, a young English writer, has come to
Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution taking hold of the city's drug
and prostitute infested underworld. And nowhere is the thrill of the
underworld more alive than at the Moulin Rouge, a night club where the
rich and poor men alike come to be entertained by the dancers, but
things take a wicked turn for Christian as he starts a deadly love
affair with the star courtesan of the club, Satine. But her affections
are also coveted by the club's patron: the Duke. A dangerous love
triangle ensues as Satine and Christian attempt to fight all odds to
stay together but a force that not even love can conquer is taking its
toll on Satine...
User Reviews
This was easily one of
the best movies I've seen in years. Rarely do movies have a visual
force capable of stunning you into rapt silence; and even more rare are
films able to further this with a soundtrack that can move you and
ensnare you as well, if not better, than the images. Yet some how,
through genius, magic, luck, or some combination, Moulin Rouge has
managed to do both. In truth Moulin Rouge is a fusion of two fabulous
films into one. A film of images capable of conveying meaning without
dialog or music, and a film which you could feel and understand with out
needing to see it. Much effort was obviously spent on both the visual
and audio aspects of this film, and by choosing not to focus on one over
the other, and sacrifice the songs for the story or vice versa, the
filmmakers were able to make a truly unique, modern musical which those
of us who have hated musical since childhood could enjoy. Moulin Rouge
is a blend of old, established techniques with innovative experimental
ones, resulting in a movie which could only have been made in our time,
yet which has a classic feel. The acting is wonderful, the mixture of
modern songs is ingenious, and the cinematography is at times simply
amazing. The end result is a stunning film with unbelievable
performances; a cinematic experience that people will be loving,
analyzing and trying to imitate for year.
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