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Moulin Rouge
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PG13,2hrs 6min
Released:
May 18, 2001
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20th Century Fox
Synopsis: The third film from pop-music-obsessed director Baz Luhrmann tweaks the conventions of the musical genre by mixing a period romance with anachronistic dialogue and songs in the style of his previous Romeo+Juliet (1996). Ewan McGregor stars as Christian, who leaves behind his bourgeois father during the French belle époque of the late 1890s to seek his fortunes in the bohemian underworld of Montmartre, Paris. Christian meets the absinthe- and alcohol-addicted artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (John ... Full Synopsis
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Luhrmann has raised the level of his game, deconstructing the Hollywood musical -- a genre all but left for dead -- and reassembling it with a potency that hasn’t been seen since “Cabaret.” Full Review
Metascore
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66
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Christian
Toulouse-Lautrec
Photos
Nicole Kidman wins the Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical for "Moulin Rouge" at the 59th Annual Golden...
Nicole Kidman in "Moulin Rouge"
Christina Ricci attends the London premiere of "Moulin Rouge!" at Leicester Square on Sept. 3, 2001.
Sharon Stone arrives at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS at Moulin Rouge restaruant in Cannes, France,...
Nicole Kidman at the 59th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Jan. 20, 2002, where...
...to say nothing of her hair, or her nose ring... (Christina Aguilera attends the premiere of...
Singer, songwriter and guitarist Keith Urban and screen queen Nicole Kidman (who revealed her own...
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