• Visually dazzling
• Entertaining pop music •
Emotionally engaging story
Cons
• Elaborate
fantasy/unrealistic • Unrelenting
pop sensibility • Only one original
song
The Bottom Line -
Cinematography, music, and performances come together
to create a magical modern film musical.
Product Description
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Two-disc DVD set containing musical drama
"Moulin Rouge" (2001)
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Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor add real
star power
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DVD set packed with special features
Reviewed by Ivana Redwine
"Moulin Rouge" Writer-director Baz Luhrmann creates a surreal/super-real
world in "Moulin Rouge," a musical drama set in 1899 Paris where the songs are
20th-century pop tunes. Nicole Kidman stars as Satine, a courtesan who’s the star
attraction at the Moulin Rouge nightclub/bordello. She falls in love with a penniless
writer named Christian (Ewan McGregor), but the Moulin Rouge is in such dire financial
trouble that the only way it can be saved is if she becomes the mistress of a
wealthy duke.
Luhrmann’s reinvention of the musical genre makes me hope
there will be more movies like "Moulin Rouge." I was impressed by the imaginative
cinematography which creates an artificial world that makes me forget all about
reality every time I watch this film. I loved the way the movie used songs like
Elton John’s "Your Song" and Sting’s "Roxanne" to heighten the emotion in this
tale of doomed love. Also, I thought the two leads were charismatic and had real
chemistry on screen, making the romance that drove the story come alive.
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