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Overview

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Director:
John Huston
Writers:
John Huston (screenplay)
Pierre La Mure (novel)
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Release Date:
23 December 1952 (USA) more
Tagline:
The most startling and daring love story ever told! more
Plot:
Fictional account of French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Spotlight on new ‘Eclipse’ actor Jack Huston
 (From Twilight Examiner. 12 August 2009, 7:08 AM, PDT)

Spotlight on new ‘Eclipse’ actor Jack Huston
 (From t5m.com. 12 August 2009, 3:34 AM, PDT)

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Additional Details

Runtime:
119 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) | UK:PG | UK:PG (video rating) | Hungary:14 | West Germany:16 (nf) | USA:Approved (PCA #16156) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | France:U (re-release) | Sweden:15 | Canada:PG
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK more
Company:
Romulus Films more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
John Huston only finished the final edit hours before the film's December premiere to qualify it for Academy Award consideration. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: When Henri Lautrec arrives at the gallery for the showing of his pictures, as he 'walks' in, his shadow on the ground clearly shows Ferrar's legs tucked behind him as he walks, (in on his knees). more
Quotes:
Prudish woman: Are you Monsieur Joyant?
Maurice Joyant: Yes, madame.
Prudish woman: You should be arrested. To hang such a thing on your wall! Look at this woman. She is undressing, with a man looking on! Disgusting!
Henri: Forgive me, madame, the lady is not undressing, she is dressing. The gentleman happens to be her husband. They are celebrating their twenty-seventh wedding anniversary. They are going to have dinner with their oldest son. He is a taxidermist. I am appalled that you should thus malign these good people. It goes to prove what I have always maintained, that evil exists only in the eye of the beholder. I will thank you to stop looking at my pictures.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#21.25)" (2004) more
Soundtrack:
It's April Again more

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34 out of 52 people found the following comment useful.
The Real Deal, 24 October 2005
9/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

This is one of the most interesting biographies I've ever seen on film.

Until I acquired the DVD, I never fully realized how beautiful this film looked, either. I was stunned to see how spectacular the colors were and how much it helped capture the flavor of the dance hall and the cobblestone streets of France 100 years ago.....and, of course, Tolouse-Lautrec''s great artwork. This movie is a feast for the eyes.

The DVD also offers an opportunity to do something I suggest other fans of this movie try: use the English subtitles. This way, you don't have to strain to understand the French accents, notably Colette Marchand's, and it makes this intriguing story even better.

Story-wise, it's a bit of a soap opera but one I still found fascinating, thanks mainly to Lautrec's dialog. He had some really interesting things to say, mostly in a cynical way. That cynicism, unfortunately, caught up with him in the end. Jose Ferrer captured this tortured soul about as well as any actor could expect to do. I'm sorry he didn't win an Academy Award for this performance.

Younger viewers who only saw the more recent "Moulin Rouge!" missed the real story. That movie was a farce; this is the real thing.

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