Description: Set in the late 1890s this is the tale of a young poet called Christian who travels to Paris to make his fortune in the Moulin Rouge. He meets with the alcohol addicted Toulouse-Lautrec who introduces Christian to a seedy underground wor...
Description Set in the late 1890s this is the tale of a young poet called Christian who travels to Paris to make his fortune in the Moulin Rouge. He meets with the alcohol addicted Toulouse-Lautrec who introduces Christian to a seedy underground world full of drugs, sex and musical theatre. The innocent Christian is thrown into a passionate but doomed affair with Satine, the star of the show...
Credits
Producer:
Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Knapman, Fred Baron, Martin Brown
Score Composer:
Craig Armstrong
Editorial Reviews "...Luhrmann's technique is flamboyantly operatic...[He] creates visual miracles..." Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (06/07/2001)
"...There are more volatile or seductive shades of red than even Toulouse-Lautrec might have dreamed of....Mr. Luhrmann has the eye of an artist..." New York Times - Elvis Mitchell (05/18/2001)
"...Baz Luhrmann displays often amazing resourcefulness as he mixes a multitude of film and song styles to relate his quintessential tale of la vie boheme..." Variety - Tarek McCarthy (05/14/2001)
"...Astonishing....The sweet-voiced Kidman has never been sexier....Daring..." -- 3 1/2 out of 4 stars Premiere - Glenn Kenny (07/01/2001)
"...Stunning cinematic artistry....Dazzling....It is a powerful impression of Luhrmann as a technically dexterous visual virtuoso..." Box Office - Lael Loewenstein (07/01/2001)
"...Breathless....McGregor's wide-eyed readiness to perform is an undiluted pleasure and he is at his most charismatic here..." Sight and Sound - Jose Arroyo (09/01/2001)
"...A fever dream of musical spectacle....It showcases excellent work from co-stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor..." Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (05/18/2001)
"...Spectacularly drenched in color, decor and other visual oh-la-la..." USA Today (05/18/2001)