Moulin Rouge
Famous Montmartre nightclub
Moulin Rouge is a famous cabaret in the Montmartre district of Paris, opened in 1889 and known for elaborate shows, cancan dancing, and its iconic red windmill.
The name is French for "red mill." By extension, Moulin Rouge evokes Parisian nightlife, bohemian culture, and theatrical spectacle: The film captured the decadence of the Moulin Rouge era.
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
- can-canHigh-kicking chorus dance
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
- Toulouse-LautrecFin-de-siècle lithographer
- ParisFrance's chief city
revue · dance · show · burlesque · vaudeville · absinthe · art nouveau · bohemian lifestyle · fin de siècle · nightclub · spectacle · Ziegfeld Follies · Parisian nightlife · entertainment · Baz Luhrmann · corsets · performance · Eiffel Tower
- French originsLes Miserables, Three Musketeers, Cyrano de Bergerac, Nikita, The Little Prince
- Impressionist SitesGiverny, Seine River
- Jukebox MusicalsJersey Boys, We Will Rock You, American Idiot, Tina, Jagged Little Pill
- Paris VenuesOlympia, Crazy Horse, Zenith, Rex
- performing artsacting, dance, music, drama, theater
- FranceParis, Notre-Dame, Lyon, croissant, Toulouse
Moulin Rougeconvent
Religious sisters' dwelling
monastery · Notre-Dame Cathedral · Sacré-Cœur · abbey · Vatican
miller, milling, rouge, milled, millstone, rouged, millpond, millwright, millwork