Moulin Rouge!

Theatrical Release Date: 2001 06 01 (USA)

UPC: 024543057659

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG13   Contains:[Questionable for Children, Sexual Situations, Suitable for Teens]

Summary: The third film from pop-music-obsessed director Baz Luhrmann tweaks the conventions of the musical genre by mixing a period romance with anachronistic dialogue and songs in the style of his previous Romeo+Juliet (1996). Ewan McGregor stars as Christian, who leaves behind his bourgeois father during the French belle époque of the late 1890s to seek his fortunes in the bohemian underworld of Montmartre, Paris. Christian meets the absinthe- and alcohol-addicted artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (John Leguizamo), who introduces him to a world of sex, drugs, music, theater, and the scandalous dance known as the cancan, all at the Moulin Rouge, a decadent dance hall, brothel, and theater that's the brainchild of Harold Zidler (Jim Broadbent). Christian also meets and falls into a tragically doomed romance with the courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman), who becomes the star of the play he's writing, which parallels the couple's romance and utilizes rock music from a century later, including songs by Nirvana, Madonna, the Beatles, and Queen, among others. Loosely based on the opera Orpheus in the Underworld, Moulin Rouge was shown in competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

Category: Musical

Awards: Best Picture – American Film Institute Best Picture – American Film Institute Best Picture – American Film Institute Best Editing – American Film Institute Best Composer – American Film Institute Screen International Award – European Film Academy Best Picture – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actress – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – null Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – null Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – null Best Director – null Best Original Score – null Best Original Song – null Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Picture – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Film Music – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Cinematography – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Production Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Costume Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Costume Design – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Editing – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Sound – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Special Visual Effects – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup and Hair – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Cast – Screen Actors Guild Best Director – Directors Guild of America Best Original Screenplay – Writers Guild of America Best Original Screenplay – Writers Guild of America Best Film Music – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Foreign Film – French Academy of Cinema Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Production Design – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Director – Broadcast Film Critics Association Best Actress – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Cinematography – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Costume Design – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Makeup – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Sound – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Picture – National Board of Review Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion – National Board of Review Best Cinematography – American Society of Cinematographers Best Supporting Actor – National Board of Review Best Supporting Actor – Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Supporting Actor – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Director – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Musical or Comedy – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Song – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Original Score – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or – Hollywood Foreign Press Association

Features: cc Production commentary with Baz Luhrmann, Cathrine Martin and Don McAlpine
Writers' commentary with Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce
Behind The Red Velvet Curtain verison: Interactive feature that lets you glimpse a historical, technical, and artistic view of Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge!

Format: DVD

Release Date: 01/14/2003

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DDS Dolby Digital Surround, DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS Digital Theater Systems, THX THX-Certified Mastering

Runtime: 128 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,Spanish

Subtitles: English

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. Main Titles
2. There Was A Boy...
3. Meet the Bohemians
4. At the Moulin Rouge "You'll Have Fun"
5. The Can-Can (Bohos Evade Zidler)
6. Satine - The Sparkling Diamond
7. Satine Falls
8. A Poetry Reading
9. Your Song
10. Introducing the Duke
11. The Emergency Rehearsal
12. The Pitch
13. One Day I'll Fly Away
14. Elephant Love Medley
15. The Contract
16. On With the Show
17. The Duke's Demand
18. A Darker Force
19. Like A Virgin
20. Satine Is Dying.
21. Come What May
22. I Don't Like This Ending
23. Le Tango De Roxanne
24. We'll Leave Tonight
25. I'll Have the Boy Killed
26. Fool to Believe
27. The Show Must Go On
28. Satine's Sacrifice
29. The Storm Breaks
30. Hindi Said Diamonds
31. This Woman Is Yours Now
32. Come What May (Reprise)
33. Coup D'Etat
34. The Final Curtain
35. Above All Things...Love
36. End Credits

Perry Seibert

A bold artistic statement, Moulin Rouge is Baz Luhrmann's first masterpiece. Frantically edited, paced, and photographed, the film is not an easy undertaking; it forces the viewer to accept it on its terms. The sets, costumes, and sound are stylish in the extreme. The greatest risk the film takes is having the characters speak predominantly in song lyrics. The young writer Christian (Ewan McGregor) and the doomed performer Satine (Nicole Kidman) argue about whether they will fall in love while telling each other, "Love lifts us up where we belong" and "I will always love you." When they aren't speaking in song lyrics, they sing to each other, with McGregor doing a better than credible job with Elton John's "Your Song". The barrage of pop songs quickly transcends kitsch. Luhrmann uses the songs to cut across all barriers between audience members and the characters. He's not playing Name That Tune; he's commenting on the universal desire for love. The intention behind the frantic pacing is not to undercut the grand, melodramatic themes; it is not an ironic commentary on musicals or love. The passion that drips from every frame of the film is there to underscore the sweeping emotions the characters feel as they fall in love with each other. The film slows down just enough in its second half to prepare the audience for the emotionally wrenching finale, which transpires in near silent darkness. Where there was once passion, there is now nothing but the remembrance of passion. Luhrmann's film, structured in flashback, elaborates this theme. It remembers when grand passions instead of cool irony were the norm for the moviegoing public. Moulin Rouge is a joyous, elegiac shout to remember why we go to the movies. It may be too much for some people, but for a generation raised in irony, Luhrmann's film is a shocking wake-up call. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Craig Pearce  Screenwriter 
Baz Luhrmann  Director 
Baz Luhrmann  Producer 
Baz Luhrmann  Screenwriter 
Martin Brown  Producer 
Craig Armstrong  Composer (Music Score) 
Fred Baron  Producer 
Nicole Kidman  Actor 
Ewan McGregor  Actor 
John Leguizamo  Actor 
Jim Broadbent  Actor 
Richard Roxburgh  Actor 
Garry McDonald  Actor 
Jacek Koman  Actor 
Matthew Whittet  Actor 
Kerry Walker  Actor 
Caroline O'Connor  Actor 
David Wenham  Actor 
Christine Anu  Actor 
Natalie Mendoza  Actor 
Lara Mulcahy  Actor 
Kylie Minogue  Actor 

Country: Australia,USA