Moulin Rouge (US)
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No Laws. No Limits. One Rule. Never Fall In Love
Certificate: PG-13
Running Time: 128 mins
Retail Price: $29.98
Release Date:
Content Type: Movie
Synopsis:
Venture behind the red velvet curtain and witness a spectacle beyond the imagination. Enter a fantastic world where nothing is forbidden and everything is possible - The world of Moulin Rouge!
Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Disc One:
Production Commentary with Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin and Don McAlpine
Behind the Red Velvet Curtain Version: Interactive Feature that Lets you Glimpse a Historical, Technical, and Artistic View of Moulin Rouge!
Disc Two:
3 Music Videos: "Lady Marmalade," Lady Marmalade live MTV Performance and "Come What May"
Uncut Dance Sequences: See the Full Extent of the Choreography on Your Favorite Dance Numbers
Multi-Angles: Select Camera Angles for Tango, the Can Can and Coup d`Etat
Trailers and Much, Much More!
Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1
Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English
Dolby Digital Surround 2.0 Spanish
DTS 5.1 English
Subtitle Tracks:
CC: English
Directed By:
Baz Luhrmann
Written By:
Craig Pearce
Baz Luhrmann
Starring:
Garry McDonald
Richard Roxburgh
Jim Broadbent
John Leguizamo
Ewan McGregor
Nicole Kidman
Casting By:
Ronna Kress
Soundtrack By:
David Bowie
Diane Warren
Fatboy Slim
Elton John
Steve Hitchcock
Marius De Vries
Craig Armstrong
Director of Photography:
Donald McAlpine
Editor:
Jill Bilcock
Costume Designer:
Angus Strathie
Catherine Martin
Production Designer:
Catherine Martin
Producer:
Catherine Martin
Baz Luhrmann
Catherine Knapman
Martin Brown
Fred Baron
Steve E. Andrews
Distributor:
Twentieth Century Fox
Your Opinions and Comments
Then i decided to watch it a second time and this time i totally loved the film, knowing what it was going to be like i could except the film for what it was ...a brilliant musical.
Nicole Kidman (Satine) and Ewan Mcgregor (Christian) are just fantastic in the film, when they sing it`s their own voices.
Their acting is great and Nicole Kidman just look`s so beautiful.
It is a love story and really does grab you and make`s you want to keep watching it over and over again.
If you like musicals you will love this film, there`s also a bit of comedy in it that will make you laugh.
The dvd is a two disc set, with special features, including unseen footage, music video`s, the making of and so on.
I highly recommed this film to any music and film lover.
What can I say!
This film should down in history as the complete example of form over substance. Although interesting to watch why someone wasted 4 years of his or her life on this film is a mystery. In the documentaries on disc two and the one commentary I have listened to Baz Luhrmann keeps on about the story when of cause there isn`t one - I suppose if he says it often enough he`ll convince himself that there was. One of his collaborators (or should that be partners in crime) said that the `story` was decided by the songs that they could licence.
Nicole Kidman looks just like Cybill Sheperd from Peter Bogdanovich`s `At Long Last Love` (1975) and the `baddie` Richard Roxburgh was doing a Tim Brooke-Taylor impersonation (from the `Goodies` and Willie Wonker) Jim Broadbent looked like his Gilbert character from Mike Leigh`s `Topsy-Turvy` (1999) and the great McGregor just looked like he hadn`t a clue why he had agreed to do the film.
Upon saying that - the sets and costumes were great - but the cinematography ... who can tell - as far as I could see there wasn`t a shot longer than 20 seconds in a 2-hour film. That is even worse than that Bruce Willis thing about the asteroid. As for the F/x you be the judge. I`ve seen better on a pop video - in fact that`s what Moulin Rouge is, a 2-hour pop video.
The extra disc was interesting - as I have professional interest in the film making process, and the half dozen or so `easter egg` outtakes were ok.
I`ve listened to the first commentary which again was Ok but Baz has to keep butting in when Catherine Martin and Don McAlpine are trying to comment on something - but I could not sit through Baz and his writer friend - I may one day watch the Red Velvet Curtain Version unless the owner comes and claims the discs back.
Technically the picture was spot on - and the DTS track excellent.
Moulin Rouge subjects its viewers to a sensory overload with gaudy, gloriously overproduced musical numbers that pay homage to the greats of the past while simultaneously outdoing them. When Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman are dancing on the clouds, they`re doing so with digitally-created stardust falling all around them. Splashed with garish colors that span the spectrum.
Moulin Rouge is bright, brash, and wildly entertaining. It modernizes the musical in a way that may give younger movie-lovers a sense of why this genre was once so popular. The production numbers are presented with so much energy and gusto that it`s impossible not to be sucked in - and also impossible not to feel a moment`s letdown on each occasion when one is over and it`s time to get back to moving the paper-thin narrative forward.
Despite all of the bombastic musical numbers, or perhaps because of them, the love story in Moulin Rouge works. At times, it`s even touching. Some of this has to do with the actors. Ewan McGregor plays his role with a puppydog likability and naïve romanticism. Nicole Kidman positively smolders - it`s a shame that her on-screen work here is likely to be overshadowed by her off-screen problems. One could make a compelling case that this is the best performance of her career. The love songs, which form the bulk of their interaction, serve to enhance the sense of romance, and it helps that neither of the stars is being dubbed. Their voices are strong and clear (although occasionally drowned out by the instruments).
Historical purists and those who enjoy only sedate films are likely to be infuriated by what Luhrmann has done here, but who cares? We live in an age of excess, and Lurhmann takes it to the hilt. There`s no area in which he holds back. With a widescreen picture, more edits than any film since Requiem for a Dream, and a soundtrack that demands digital playback, Luhrmann has fashioned the template for a new kind of musical. it`s fresh and lively. And, while my acclaim may not be as rapturous as that of those who enjoyed it during its Opening Night world premiere at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, I am still heartily recommending it to anyone who cherishes the thought of a modern day musical spectacle.