The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (TV 2001)

Documentary about the making of Baz Luhrmann's musical, Moulin Rouge.

Director:

Thomas C. Grane

Stars:

Baz Luhrmann, Nicole Kidman, Craig Pearce

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Baz Luhrmann	...	Himself / 'director / co-prod / co-writ'
Nicole Kidman	...	Herself / 'Satine'
Craig Pearce	...	Himself / 'co-writer'
Ewan McGregor	...	Himself / Christian
John Leguizamo	...	Himself / 'Toulouse-Lautec'
Jim Broadbent	...	Himself / 'Zidler'
Richard Roxburgh	...	Himself / 'The Duke'
Catherine Martin	...	Herself / 'Production & Costume Design'
Brigitte Broch	...	Herself / Set Decorator
Angus Strathie	...	Himself / 'Costume Designer'
Caroline O'Connor	...	Herself / Nini Legs-in-the-Air
John O'Connell	...	Himself / 'Choreographer'
Marius De Vries	...	Himself / Musical Director
Fatboy Slim	...	Himself / 'Songwriter'
Beck	...	Himself / 'Musician'

Storyline

This made-for-tv documentary treats romance fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Moulin Rouge!, Baz Luhrmann's musical tale of love between a poet and a courtesan in fin-de-siecle Paris. Includes interviews with director Luhrmann, stars Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman and the rest of the the cast and crew of the film, who all share their experiences from working on the project, as well as discuss the special efforts that went into bringing it to completion.

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Plot Keywords:

behind the scenes | interview | romance filmmaking | musical filmmaking | film making | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Moulin Rouge! (2001)

User Reviews

Not what I call "Making Of"

OK, lets admit, it got some interesting things in it, but most of it are out-takes in combination with the actors explaining who they play, and how great al the others involved are. That's not what I call "Making Of". A "Making Of" should have decent background on how the story came together, how they solved difficult technical problems, how they did the special effects...

As a TV-show for before the movie is in Theaters it may be OK, but as a "Making Of" feature on a DVD (as what I watched it) it stinks, because most of the things explained you already know when you've seen the movie. I don't need a featurette on a DVD with Nicole explaining she plays Satine, that's DULL.

6/10