Moulin Rouge!

Bohemian Montmartre spectacle

Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann, set in the famous Parisian cabaret.

The exclamation point is part of the official title, distinguishing it from earlier films about the venue.

The movie is known for its frenetic editing, anachronistic pop soundtrack, and tragic love story between a poet and a courtesan: We watched Moulin Rouge! three times that summer.

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red curtain · absinthe · green fairy · choreography · Paris · Montmartre · star-crossed lovers · tragic romance · burlesque · show · Nicole Kidman · costume design · Baz Luhrmann · Chicago · artistic freedom · Toulouse-Lautrec · jukebox musical · Lady Marmalade

Opposites
theatrical spectacle and maximalism

Moulin Rouge!A Quiet Place

Horror film requiring silence

Ida · Nebraska · museum · kitchen sink realism · silent retreat

musical genre and approach

Moulin Rouge!West Side Story

Broadway musical, rival gangs

My Fair Lady · Oklahoma! · Les Misérables · La La Land · Sweeney Todd

emotional register and tone

Moulin Rouge!Burn After Reading

Secrecy instruction for documents

In Bruges · emotional detachment · stoicism · British reserve · deadpan

Family

rouge, milling, miller, milled, millers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13