Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Director:

Baz Luhrmann

Writers (WGA):

Baz Luhrmann (written by) &
Craig Pearce (written by)

Release Date:

1 June 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

No Laws. No Limits. One Rule. Never Fall In Love.

Plot:

A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources.

Plot Keywords:

Duke | Moulin Rouge | Courtesan | Bohemian | Writer

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 66 wins & 82 nominations

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Moulin Rouge (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content.

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English | French | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX | Philippines:PG-13 | USA:PG-13 (Approved No. 37977) | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | Greece:K-13

Filming Locations:

Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Angel Studios

Trivia:

The blood that Satine (Nicole Kidman) coughs up is really a mixture of red food coloring, corn syrup and water.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Tolousse says "you're the voice of the children of the revolution", but his lips don't match the words.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References Le voyage dans la lune (1902)

Undescribable

This movie blew my mind. Watch it, then watch it again. 'Moulin Rouge' made me laugh, cry, and dream. It's boldness and confidence to produce something so original and different impressed me. At times the scenery was as surreal as something you would experience in a dream, which only makes this movie more amazing. 'Moulin Rouge' shows love from all angles. It includes the raw passion, infatuation, vehemence, intensity, ecstasy, jealousy, and pain that is found in true love. The acting was staggering. Ewan McGregor is unrealistically perfect, combining sweet innocence with masculinity. Kidman perfectly brings out the seductive side of Satine, yet never loses the vulnerable soul that lies behind it. Roxburgh(The Duke) and Leguizamo(Lautrec) bring out just the right amount of comic relief in this intense drama. There is nothing I would change about this movie. One warning, though: Moulin Rouge is not for the artistically deprived. It is quite a contemporary movie, so you may not like it if you prefer to watch simple movies(ex. 'American Pie', 'Scary Movie').