Moulin Rouge (2001)

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Synopsis
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, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jim Broadbent	Zidler
Nicole Kidman	Satine
John Leguizamo	Toulouse-Lautrec
Kerry Walker	Marie
Garry McDonald	The Doctor
Richard Roxburgh	Duke of Worcester
Jacek Koman	The Unconscious Argentinean
Ewan McGregor	Christian
Kylie Minogue	Green Fairy
David Wenham	Audrey
Matthew Whittet	Satie
Caroline O'Connor	Nini Legs in the Air
Christine Anu	Arabia
Natalie Mendoza	China Doll
Lara Mulcahy	Mome Fromage

Production Crew

Chris Elliott	Additional Music
Anne Beauchamp	Art Director
Ian Gracie	Art Director
Catherine Martin	Associate Producer
Steven E. Andrews	Associate Producer
Chris King	Casting
Ronna Kress	Casting
John O'Connell	Choreography
Donald M. McAlpine	Cinematographer
Catherine Knapman	Co-producer
Craig Armstrong	Composer (Music Score)
Chris Elliott	Conductor
Angus Strathie	Costume Designer
Catherine Martin	Costume Designer
Baz Luhrmann	Director
Jill Bilcock	Editor
Steven E. Andrews	First Assistant Director
Maurizio Silvi	Makeup
Chris Elliott	Musical Arrangement
Anton Monsted	Musical Direction/Supervision
Maruis de Vries	Musical Direction/Supervision
Baz Luhrmann	Producer
Fred Baron	Producer
Martin Brown	Producer
Catherine Martin	Production Designer
Baz Luhrmann	Screenwriter
Craig Pearce	Screenwriter
Brigitte Broch	Set Decorator
Aaron Marsden	Set Designer
Andrew Powell	Set Designer
Andrew Powell	Set Designer
Brigitte Broch	Set Designer
Ed Cotton	Set Designer
Louise Rooney	Set Designer
Martin Ash	Set Designer
Michael Turner	Set Designer
Michael Turner	Set Designer
Roger Savage	Sound Director
Guntis Sics	Sound/Sound Designer
Roger Savage	Special Effects Supervisor
Ian Gracie	Supervising Art Director

Genre
Musical
Romance

Awards
2001 - Best Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture - Screen Actors Guild
2001 - Best Foreign Film - French Academy of Cinema
2001 - Best Make Up/Hair - British Academy Awards
2001 - Best Non-European Film - Screen International Award - European Film Academy
2001 - Best Picture - American Film Institute
2001 - Best Picture - American Film Institute
2001 - Best Picture - American Film Institute
2001 - Best Picture - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2001 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
2001 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Golden Globe
2001 - Best Sound - British Academy Awards
2001 - Best Special Visual Effects - British Academy Awards
2001 - Best Picture - American Film Institute
2001 - Screen International Award - European Film Academy
2001 - Best Sound - British Academy of Film and Television
2001 - Best Special Visual Effects - British Academy of Film and Television
2001 - Best Makeup and Hair - British Academy of Film and Television
2001 - Best Cast - Screen Actors Guild
2001 - Best Picture - Musical or Comedy - Hollywood Foreign Press Association

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