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Moulin Rouge!

  • 2001
  • PG-13
  • 2h 7m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
307K
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POPULARITY
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Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
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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.

  • Director
    • Baz Luhrmann
  • Writers
    • Baz Luhrmann
    • Craig Pearce
  • Stars
    • Nicole Kidman
    • Ewan McGregor
    • John Leguizamo
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    307K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,190
    105
    • Director
      • Baz Luhrmann
    • Writers
      • Baz Luhrmann
      • Craig Pearce
    • Stars
      • Nicole Kidman
      • Ewan McGregor
      • John Leguizamo
    • 2.4KUser reviews
    • 117Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 89 wins & 133 nominations total

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    Nicole Kidman
    Nicole Kidman
    • Satine
    Ewan McGregor
    Ewan McGregor
    • Christian
    John Leguizamo
    John Leguizamo
    • Toulouse-Lautrec
    Jim Broadbent
    Jim Broadbent
    • Harold Zidler
    Richard Roxburgh
    Richard Roxburgh
    • The Duke
    Garry McDonald
    Garry McDonald
    • The Doctor
    Jacek Koman
    Jacek Koman
    • The Unconscious Argentinean
    Matthew Whittet
    Matthew Whittet
    • Satie
    Kerry Walker
    Kerry Walker
    • Marie
    Caroline O'Connor
    • Nini Legs In The Air
    Christine Anu
    • Arabia
    Natalie Mendoza
    Natalie Mendoza
    • China Doll
    Lara Mulcahy
    • Môme Fromage
    David Wenham
    David Wenham
    • Audrey
    Kylie Minogue
    Kylie Minogue
    • The Green Fairy
    Ozzy Osbourne
    Ozzy Osbourne
    • The Green Fairy
    • (voice)
    Deobia Oparei
    Deobia Oparei
    • Le Chocolat
    Linal Haft
    Linal Haft
    • Warner
    • Director
      • Baz Luhrmann
    • Writers
      • Baz Luhrmann
      • Craig Pearce
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    Vivien-4

    Simply Sublime !

    If you look at the story in an emotionless way then it is 'La Dame aux Camélias' meets contemporary music in an abundantly colourful background.

    Only I can't look at it emotionlessly. It is just too spectacularly wonderful!

    For me, this film lets euphoria take possession of me! It flows all through me and I feel sadness and bliss at the same time as it has me both smiling and crying ecstatically. It makes me yearn for "La grande passion" and, at the same time, feel that passion through Satine and Christian.

    This is perfection!
    honeypot

    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').
    dramapunker

    A really fun film, with the adorable EWAN MCGREGOR!!!

    You can't compare Chicago to Moulin Rouge, because they share, really, nothing besides the fact that people sing and dance. Moulin Rouge stands alone. I really love this movie.

    Nicole Kidman did sorta over act in parts (the Elephant scene, and when she tells Zidler she wants to leave.), but other than that, the acting is wonderful. I just love Ewan McGregor's character, and I love Ewan McGregor. John Leguizamo's character, Henri Toulouse Lautrec (yes, the famous painter), I found was just such an annoyingly funny character, he was definently one of my favorite characters. The Duke (Richard Roxburgh) is definently overacted, and frankly, Zidler (John Broadbent), is sooooo horribly annoying, you really would want to throw yourself off the Moulin Rouge windmill.

    I love this movie. There are some funny parts, but they are mostly just in the beginning, and the best musical number isn't 'Diamonds', but rather, the dramatic 'Roxanne'. Another one of my favourite pieces is 'Nature Boy', the song sung at the very beginning. It's so sad, but very touching.

    The beginning is sort of depressing, but it doesn't last long, so don't stop the DVD then. The middle sort of drags on, so be warned. The sets and costumes are beautiful, and very colourful, and the dancing is really Spectacular Spectacular (excuse the pun...), but long periods of time with the Bohemians, or at the Moulin Rouge can make you feel like you're stuck in a circus tent. But since Ewan McGregor's in it, I give it 10 stars.
    Doylenf

    Not for everyone's taste...

    Despite dazzling visuals and lavish production numbers, MOULIN ROUGE is almost all style and no substance. Frankly, I'd rather watch one of the MGM musicals from the '40s and '50s than sit through this more than once.

    Kidman and McGregor are in fine physical form except that neither one has a true singer's voice.

    Much of it is rather frenetic and grotesque, but no one can accuse it of lacking a colorful stylized life of its own. The best performance comes from Roxburgh as The Duke--excellent job.

    It will appeal to fans of Kidman and McGregor but is certainly not the sort of musical suited to everyone's taste.
    7ptmcq05

    Stunning Bag Of Wind

    I wonder if that line from the Duke "I don't care about your ridiculous dogma" was directed to Lars Von Triar. It could be, the film is full of knowing lines "He could make you a star and you're dallying with the writer!" or "They dressed me with the Argentinean's best clothes and passed me for a famous English writer" There is something of Ken Russell's second period in "Moulin Rouge" Everything is emphasized, underlined and repeated at least three times for safety. Excess seem a rather feeble term to describe it and yet, it works. The film, for the most part, is a delight. Nicole Kidman, ravishing and spectacular, spectacular. Ewan McGregor, superb, and so charismatic that no one would blame me if I confess I had a had crush on him as soon as he broke into "The Hills are alive with the sound of music..." Kidman and McGregor, this film proves it, are the closest thing we've had in years to the big stars of yesteryear. They could make anything shine and they have. Another detail that shouldn't go amiss, "Moulin Rouge" opened the door again for musicals and that's always a good thing even if we're bound to be bombarded by some terrible stuff. I say it doesn't matter as long as it allows glorious film talents of the caliber of Kidman and McGregor to give us the pleasures they have even in a bag of wind such as "Moulin Rouge"

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    • Trivia
      Filming 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.
    • Goofs
      Satine 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?
    • Quotes

      Christian: The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

    • Crazy credits
      Theatre stage curtains open and close the film.
    • Connections
      Featured in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Celebrity Millionaire 3, Show 1: John Leguizamo, Kevin Sorbo, Jason Alexander (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Nature Boy
      Written by Eden Ahbez

      Performed by John Leguizamo

      Produced by Blam, Josh G. Abrahams, and Craig Armstrong

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 1, 2001 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Amor en rojo
    • Filming locations
      • Madrid, Spain(studio, reshoots)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Bazmark Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $57,386,607
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $167,540
      • May 20, 2001
    • Gross worldwide
      • $184,935,252
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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