Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann is an Australian film director known for visually extravagant, emotionally heightened productions.
His signature style layers contemporary music over period settings, as in *Romeo + Juliet* (1996), *Moulin Rouge!* (2001), and *The Great Gatsby* (2013).
The name often serves as shorthand for maximalist, operatic filmmaking: The production design was pure Baz Luhrmann.
Legendary Parisian cabaret hall
- The Great GatsbyTwenties novel about obsession
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- ElvisRock and roll monarch
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
blockbuster · contemporary · drama · love story · musical · spectacle
One who leads
- auteurDirector with total control
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
soundtrack · editing · costume design · set design · art direction · visuals · mise-en-scène · storyteller
New South Wales capital
Adherent of the gospel
- ParisFrance's chief city
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- Toulouse-LautrecFin-de-siècle lithographer
Nicole Kidman · Ewan McGregor · absinthe · Bohemian · courtesan · fin de siècle · jukebox musical
More-is-more aesthetic philosophy
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- theatricalityExaggerated, showy manner
- spectacleVisually striking event
- pasticheImitative artistic tribute
stylization · vibrancy · glamour · panache · opulence · montage · anachronism · heightened
Moulin Rouge!
Legendary Parisian cabaret hall
- The Great GatsbyTwenties novel about obsession
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- ElvisRock and roll monarch
adaptation · blockbuster · contemporary · drama · love story · musical · spectacle
director
One who leads
- auteurDirector with total control
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- cinematographyMotion picture visual craft
choreography · soundtrack · editing · costume design · set design · art direction · visuals · mise-en-scène · storyteller · producer
Sydney
New South Wales capital
Christian
Adherent of the gospel
- ParisFrance's chief city
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
Nicole Kidman · Ewan McGregor · Toulouse-Lautrec · absinthe · Bohemian · courtesan · fin de siècle · jukebox musical
maximalism
More-is-more aesthetic philosophy
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- theatricalityExaggerated, showy manner
- spectacleVisually striking event
pastiche · stylization · vibrancy · glamour · panache · opulence · montage · anachronism · heightened · saturated
Baz Luhrmannnaturalism
Worldview excluding the supernatural
kitchen sink realism · understatement · emotional restraint · neorealism · social realism