2 Disc DVD MOULIN ROUGE R4 Baz Luhrmann Nicole Kidman Jukebox Musical

Moulin Rouge 2 DVD

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Directed by

Baz Luhrmann

Produced by

Martin Brown

Baz Luhrmann

Fred Baron

Written by Baz Luhrmann Craig Pearce

Starring

Nicole Kidman

Ewan McGregor

John Leguizamo

Jim Broadbent

Richard Roxburgh

Music by Craig Armstrong

Cinematography Donald M. McAlpine

Edited by Jill Bilcock

Production company Bazmark Productions

Distributed by20th Century Fox

Release date 9 May 2001 (Cannes Film Festival) 24 May 2001 (Australia) 1 June 2001 (United States)

Running time 128 minutes

Countries Australia United States

Language English

Budget

$52 million

Box office

$179.2 millionAt the 74th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Nicole Kidman, winning two: for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. 

It was the first musical nominated for Best Picture in 10 years, following Disney's Beauty and the Beast. 

In BBC's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000, Moulin Rouge! ranked 53rd

Plot

In 1900 Paris, a man named Christian, who is suffering from depression, begins writing his story ("Nature Boy"). 

One year earlier, he moves to the Montmartre district to join the Bohemian movement. Meeting a troupe of performers led by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Christian helps them finish their show, Spectacular Spectacular, to sell to Harold Zidler, owner of the Moulin Rouge.

 They arrive at the Moulin Rouge as Zidler and his "Diamond Dog Dancers" perform ("Zidler's Rap Medley/Can Can Dance"). 

Toulouse arranges for Christian to present the work to Satine, the star courtesan, unaware that Zidler has promised Satine to the Duke of Monroth, his potential investor ("Sparkling Diamonds").

Satine mistakes Christian for the Duke, and they dance before retiring to her chamber ("Rhythm of the Night", "Meet Me in the Red Room"), but she learns he is merely a writer ("Your Song").

 The Duke interrupts, and Christian and Satine claim they were rehearsing Spectacular Spectacular. With the help of Zidler, Toulouse, and the troupe, they pitch the show to the Duke, improvising a plot about an evil maharajah attempting to woo an Indian courtesan who loves a poor sitar player ("The Pitch (Spectacular Spectacular)"). 

The Duke backs the show, on the condition that only he may court Satine. 

Satine contemplates Christian and her longing to become "a real actress" ("One Day I'll Fly Away"). 

Christian returns, and he and Satine fall for each other ("Elephant Love Medley").

As the cabaret is converted to a theater, Christian and Satine meet under the pretense of rehearsing. 

When the suspicious Duke threatens to stop financing the show, Zidler arranges for Satine to dine with the Duke, but she falls ill from tuberculosis ("If I should die (Górecki)"). 

Zidler tells the Duke that Satine has gone to confession ("Like a Virgin"). 

Zidler learns from the doctor treating Satine that she does not have long to live, but keeps this from Christian. 

Satine tells Christian their relationship endangers the show, but he writes a song to affirm their love ("Come What May").

The night of the show, Christian sneaks into the Moulin Rouge, intending to pay Satine her fee as a courtesan ("Hindi Sad Diamonds"). 

He confronts her backstage, but they find themselves in the spotlight; Zidler convinces the audience that Christian is the sitar player in disguise. 

Christian denounces Satine and walks off the stage. From the rafters, Toulouse declares, "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return", spurring Satine to sing the song Christian wrote to express their love. Christian returns to the stage, joining her in the song. 

The Duke orders his bodyguard to kill Christian, but is thwarted, while Zidler stops the Duke's own attempt. 

The Duke storms out as Christian and Satine complete their song ("Come What May (Reprise)", "Coup d'État (Finale)").

After the curtain closes, Satine succumbs to tuberculosis. Before she dies, Christian and Satine affirm their love and she tells him to write their story. 

A year later, the Moulin Rouge has closed down and was left in disrepair, and Christian finishes writing the tale of his love for Satine, a "love that will live forever" ("Nature Boy (Reprise)").