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Moulin Rouge! (2001) -- A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources.
Moulin Rouge! (2001) -- The Duke catches Christian on top of Satine and she quickly thinks up a lie.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   99,163 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Baz Luhrmann (written by) &
Craig Pearce (written by)
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Release Date:
1 June 2001 (USA) more
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Tagline:
No Laws. No Limits. One Rule. Never Fall In Love. more
Plot:
A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets in this stylish musical, with music drawn from familiar 20th century sources. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 66 wins & 82 nominations more
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(412 articles)
Film review: The Informant!
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 19 November 2009, 3:30 PM, PST)

Kidman: 'Sexual Fetish Quotes Were Out Of Context'
 (From WENN. 19 November 2009, 4:11 AM, PST)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nicole Kidman ... Satine

Ewan McGregor ... Christian

John Leguizamo ... Toulouse-Lautrec

Jim Broadbent ... Harold Zidler

Richard Roxburgh ... The Duke
Garry McDonald ... The Doctor

Jacek Koman ... The Unconscious Argentinean
Matthew Whittet ... Satie
Kerry Walker ... Marie
Caroline O'Connor ... Nini Legs In The Air
Christine Anu ... Arabia
Natalie Jackson Mendoza ... China Doll (as Natalie Mendoza)
Lara Mulcahy ... Môme Fromage

David Wenham ... Audrey

Kylie Minogue ... The Green Fairy
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Moulin Rouge (USA) (alternative spelling)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content.
Runtime:
127 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Kylie Minogue recorded other songs for use, including "Physical"(originally recorded by Olivia Newton-John) and "I Feel Love" (originally recorded by Donna Summer) more
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Anachronisms: In the first scene we see a completed white domed church of Sacré Coeur atop the hill. The basilica was not completed until 1914, 14 years after the story takes place. (It is also shown directly across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower, which is northwest. It is actually northeast of the Eiffel tower and would not be visible in this view.) more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Toulouse-Lautrec: [singing] There was a boy, a very strange enchanted boy...
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DIAMOND DOGS more

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How old are Christian and Satine supposed to be?
What does Moulin Rouge mean?
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179 out of 252 people found the following comment useful.
I am in love with "Moulin Rouge"!, 31 August 2001
10/10
Author: Rob from New York, NY

I have not ever felt for a movie the way I do about "Moulin Rouge." It is not just a movie...it is a cinematic experience the likes of which I have never before seen. The story, the music, the acting, the visual imagery strikes emotion in me I never before thought possible from a film. It is without a doubt the most brilliant piece of cinematic art I have ever seen. It is dizzy, maddening, beautiful, and heartbreaking! The music is rapturous, and Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman's voices compliment each other and the story perfectly. This movie takes its story to a mythic level and surrounds these two star-crossed lovers with music and imagery that simply will take your breath away. The story is grand, huge, and operatic, as is the music. The brilliant score skillfully weaves many modern, popular songs, and rescores them as the libretto to this grand opera. There are some images in this film unlike anything you have ever seen. And the performances are absolutely incredible, particularly Nicole Kidman's. I truly felt for these two people, and truly felt that they were in love. My heart broke into a million pieces for them every time I saw this movie, and I've seen it 8 times. It's an absolutely breathtaking, visionary, masterpiece that did not get the credit it deserved by American critics, who seem to complain that every movie is the same. Yet when an original, daring, shocking film like this comes along, they don't know what to do with it. But then again, this really is not just a film. No mere film could strike me the way this one has, in a way that reaches to the very fibres of my being in a way only "The Wizard of Oz" ever has before. Yes, the story is sad, but what a journey it takes you on! A journey I will be sure to repeat over and over and over again.

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