Release Date: 5/24/2005 Original Release: 2001 Format: DVD Length: 128 minutes Rating:PG-13 (MPAA) Rating Reason: For sexual content. UPC: 024543008712 Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainm
Musical & Performing Arts, Musicals, Dance, Live-Action, Romance, Love Story, Illness, Love Triangle, Recommended, Doomed Lovers, Theatrical Release, Paris, France, Writers, Artists, Poets, Love, Essential Cinema
Description
Cross LA BOHÈME with CABARET, throw in a little bit of RENT, and you might almost begin to describe Baz Luhrmann's visually opulent, fast-paced, funny, heartrending MOULIN ROUGE. The film, which premiered as the opener to the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, is a musical set in 1899 Paris at the notorious Montmartre cabaret club, the Moulin Rouge. Directed by Luhrmann (WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET, STRICTLY BALLROOM), the movie stars Nicole Kidman as the high-kicking courtesan, Satine; Ewan McGregor as the sensitive poet, Christian; and John Leguizamo as the flamboyant artist and matchmaker, Toulouse-Lautrec. Luhrmann's use of eclectic lighting and saturated color, the fast zooms and quick cuts of his camera, and his magnificent costumes and sets perfectly capture the excess and freneticism for which the Moulin Rouge was famous. Beautifully led by McGregor and Kidman, the flawless supporting cast brings to life the culture of belle époque Paris with magical realism. Above all, the anachronistic, energetic contemporary soundtrack is what drives MOULIN ROUGE, with popular songs by L'il Kim, Christina Aguilera, David Bowie, and Beck--as well as Kidman and McGregor adding their own superb vocals.
DVD Features
2-Disc Set Keep Case - Sensormatic Full Frame - 1.33 Audio: (unspecified) - English Disc 1: MOULIN ROUGE! - Feature Presentation Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary: 1. Baz Luhrman - Director; Catherine Martin - Associate Producer; Don McAlpine - Cinematographer 2. Baz Luhrman - Director/Co-writer; Craig Pearce - Co-Writer Interactive Features: Branching Footage - Behind the scenes (8) Disc 2: MOULIN ROUGE! - Supplemental Material Additional Release Material: Trailers Interviews: John "Cha Cha" O'Connell - Choreographer; Caroline O'Conner - Star Bonus Footage: Live MTV Performance Music Videos (2) Featurette: Star Featurettes, Earlier Screenplay Drafts (5) Behind the Scenes: 1. "The Making of MOULIN ROUGE! HBO Special" 2. Dance Pre-shoots Alternate Scenes: 1. Extended scenes (6) 2. Re-cut Dance Sequences (4) Interactive Features: Hidden Features: Easter Eggs (10) Multiple Angles: 1. Multi-angle Dance Sequences (3) 2. Multi-Angle Screenplay Scenes (3) Text/Photo Galleries: Galleries: Design and Marketing
This trippy turn of the century musical follows courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman) and her admirer, the noble poet Christian (Ewan McGregor), as they get swept up in the bohemian decadence of the... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on March 8, 2007
Reviewed by: Jessica Film Junkie
Many criticize Baz Luhrman for being too style heavy, but you wouldn't criticize Hitchcock for being too dark, or Speilberg for being too sappy (okay, maybe I would), because it is what they do best.... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on February 1, 2007
Reviewed by: Misty
I'm sorry, but I love this movie with every fiber of my being. What a strange way to start a review, huh? Moulin Rouge is not for everyone. I've heard of several people who got completely lost while... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on June 30, 2009
Posted on March 8, 2007
