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Moulin Rouge! (2001)

 -  Drama | Musical | Romance  -  1 June 2001 (USA)
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A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources.

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Garry McDonald ...
The Doctor
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The Unconscious Argentinean
Matthew Whittet ...
Satie
Kerry Walker ...
Marie
Caroline O'Connor ...
Nini Legs In The Air
Christine Anu ...
Arabia
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China Doll
Lara Mulcahy ...
Môme Fromage
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Audrey
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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... Written by O.G.

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Believe In Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and above all things, Love. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content | See all certifications »

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Release Date:

1 June 2001 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Moulin Rouge  »

Box Office

Budget:

$52,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$173,895 (Austria) (19 October 2001)

Gross:

$57,386,369 (USA) (19 April 2002)
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The "placeholder" name of the Duke of Monroth (Richard Roxburgh) during the writing of the script was Count Von Groovy. See more »

Goofs

When Christian is exiting the ballroom during "Roxanne", a fire is burning unattended beside him. As the shot moves along, a person appears before the fire, and disappears in the next shot. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Toulouse-Lautrec: [singing] There was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy...
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Crazy Credits

The orchestra conductor conducts the 20th Century Fox music before the actual movie begins. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Will & Grace: Key Party (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

Musical score features parts of:
"Gaite Parisienne"
Arranged by Manuel Rosenthal
Written by Jacques Offenbach
"Golden Bowls"
Written and Performed by Richard Karma Moffett
Courtesy of Padma Tapes
"The Lonely Goatherd"
Written by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
"Nature Boy"
Written by Eden Ahbez
"One Day I'll Fly Away"
Written by Will Jennings and Joe Sample
"Tanguera"
Written by Mariano Mores (as Marianito Mores)
"Voyage To The Moon"
from 'Orpheus in the Underworld'
Written by Jacques Offenbach
"Your Song"
Written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
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I am in love with "Moulin Rouge"!
31 August 2001 | by (New York, NY) – See all my reviews

I have not ever felt for a movie the way I do about "Moulin Rouge." It is not just a movie...it is a cinematic experience the likes of which I have never before seen. The story, the music, the acting, the visual imagery strikes emotion in me I never before thought possible from a film. It is without a doubt the most brilliant piece of cinematic art I have ever seen. It is dizzy, maddening, beautiful, and heartbreaking! The music is rapturous, and Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman's voices compliment each other and the story perfectly. This movie takes its story to a mythic level and surrounds these two star-crossed lovers with music and imagery that simply will take your breath away. The story is grand, huge, and operatic, as is the music. The brilliant score skillfully weaves many modern, popular songs, and rescores them as the libretto to this grand opera. There are some images in this film unlike anything you have ever seen. And the performances are absolutely incredible, particularly Nicole Kidman's. I truly felt for these two people, and truly felt that they were in love. My heart broke into a million pieces for them every time I saw this movie, and I've seen it 8 times. It's an absolutely breathtaking, visionary, masterpiece that did not get the credit it deserved by American critics, who seem to complain that every movie is the same. Yet when an original, daring, shocking film like this comes along, they don't know what to do with it. But then again, this really is not just a film. No mere film could strike me the way this one has, in a way that reaches to the very fibres of my being in a way only "The Wizard of Oz" ever has before. Yes, the story is sad, but what a journey it takes you on! A journey I will be sure to repeat over and over and over again.


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