A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.
- Won 2 Oscars
- 87 wins & 133 nominations total
Ozzy Osbourne
- The Green Fairy
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- TriviaFilming was halted for two weeks in November 1999 after Nicole Kidman fractured two ribs and injured her knee while rehearsing a dance routine for the film. Many of the scenes where she is seen only from the chest up, including "a real actress," were shot while she was in a wheelchair.
- GoofsSatine goes to great time and effort to be bound into a red dress before her meeting with "the Duke". Why would she then change into the black negligee in which she arrives at the Elephant Room?
- Crazy creditsTheatre stage curtains open and close the film.
- SoundtracksNature Boy
Written by Eden Ahbez
Performed by John Leguizamo
Produced by Blam, Josh G. Abrahams and Craig Armstrong
Featured review
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').
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- honeypot
- Jul 1, 2001
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Also known as
- Moulin Rouge
- Filming locations
- Madrid, Spain(studio, reshoots)
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Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $57,386,607
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $167,540
- May 20, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $184,935,320
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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