The Night of the Iguana De nacht van de leguaan: Ava Gardner in The Night of the Iguana: Regie: John Huston: Producent: Ray Stark Sandy Whitelaw Emilio Fern The Moulin Rouge was inaugurated on 6th of October 1889 by Joseph Oller, inventor of the PMU and founder of the Olympia, and Charles Zidler. As soon as the cabaret. The early years of the Moulin Rouge are marked by extravagant shows, inspired by the circus, and attractions that are still famous such as P Title: Moulin Rouge (1952) 7.2 /10. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? De. Mille (winner, Best Picture, The Greatest Show on Earth and recipient, Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award), and Gloria Grahame (Supporting Actress winner, The Bad and the Beautiful). It tells the story of a young Scottish poet/writer, Christian (Ewan Mc. Gregor), who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). It uses the musical setting of the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France. At the 7. 4th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Nicole Kidman, winning two: for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. It was the first musical nominated for Best Picture in 1. Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1. In the year 1. 90. British writer named Christian (Ewan Mc. Gregor), suffering from depression, begins writing on his typewriter (. As Christian narrates, the film flashes back to one year earlier upon Christian's move to the Montmartre district of Paris to become a writer among members of the area's Bohemian movement. He soon discovers that his neighbours are a loose troupe of performers led by Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec (John Leguizamo). Toulouse- Lautrec and the others ask for Christian's help, and his writing skills allow them to finish their proposed show, . The group arrives at the Moulin Rouge as Zidler and his . Toulouse arranges for Christian to see Satine (Nicole Kidman), the star courtesan, in her private quarters to present the work, unaware that Zidler is promising Satine to the wealthy and unscrupulous Duke of Monroth (Richard Roxburgh), a potential investor in the cabaret (. The Duke interrupts them; Christian and Satine claim they were practicing lines for . With Zidler's help, Toulouse and the rest of the troupe pitch the show to the Duke with an improvised plot about an evil maharajah attempting to woo an Indian courtesan who loves a poor sitar player (. The Duke backs the show on the condition that only he may see Satine. Satine contemplates on Christian and her longing to leave the Moulin Rouge to become . The Best Actress Academy Awards Facts and Trivia The Best Actress award should actually be titled 'the best performance by an actress in a. Christian goes back to Satine to convince her that they should be together, she eventually falls for him (. As the cabaret is converted to a theater, Christian and Satine continue seeing each other under the pretense of rehearsing Satine's lines. The Duke becomes suspicious of their frequent meetings and warns Zidler that he may stop financing the show; Zidler arranges for Satine to dine with the Duke that evening, but she falls ill from tuberculosis (. Zidler makes excuses to the Duke, claiming that Satine has gone to confession (. Zidler learns that Satine does not have long to live. Satine tells Christian that their relationship endangers the show, but he counters by writing a secret love song to affirm their love (. Enraged, the Duke demands the ending be changed with the courtesan choosing the maharajah; Satine offers to spend the night with the Duke to keep the original ending. At the Duke's quarters, Satine sees Christian on the streets below, and realizes she cannot sleep with the Duke. The Duke attempts to rape her, but is saved by Le Chocolat, one of the cabaret dancers. Reunited with Christian, he urges her to run away with him. The Duke tells Zidler he will have Christian killed if Satine is not his. Zidler reiterates this warning to Satine, but when she refuses to return, he finally informs her she is dying (. Zidler tells Satine that to save Christian's life, she has to tell him that she will be staying with the Duke and she doesn't love him (. Christian tries following her, but is denied entry to the Moulin Rouge, and becomes depressed, even though Toulouse insists that Satine does love him. The night of the show, Christian sneaks into the Moulin Rouge, intending to pay Satine to return his love just as the Duke paid for her (. He catches Satine before she steps on stage and demands she tell him she does not love him. Suddenly they find themselves in the spotlight; Zidler convinces the audience that Christian is the sitar player in disguise. Christian denounces Satine and walks off the stage. From the rafters, Toulouse cries out, . Christian returns to the stage, joining her in the song and reaffirming his love for her. The Duke orders his bodyguard to kill Christian, but is thwarted, while the Duke's own attempt is stopped by Zidler. The Duke storms out of the cabaret as Christian and Satine complete their song (. Before she dies, Christian and Satine affirm their love and she tells him to write their story. A year later the Moulin Rouge has closed down, and Christian finishes writing the tale of his love for Satine, a . Here we were, with 2,0. Indians watching a film in Hindi, and there was the lowest possible comedy and then incredible drama and tragedy and then break out in songs. And it was three- and- a- half hours! We thought we had suddenly learnt Hindi, because we understood everything! We thought it was incredible. How involved the audience were. How uncool they were - how their coolness had been ripped aside and how they were united in this singular sharing of the story. The thrill of thinking, 'Could we ever do that in the West? Could we ever get past that cerebral cool and perceived cool.' It required this idea of comic- tragedy. Could you make those switches? Fine in Shakespeare - low comedy and then you die in five minutes. In 'Moulin Rouge', we went further. Our recognisable story, though Orphean in shape, is derived from Camille, La Boheme - whether you know those texts or not, you recognise those patterns and character types. The legend of Orpheus says he was a musical genius, far surpassing anyone in his world; the filmmakers chose to replicate this by using songs from the mid- to- late 2. In this way, Christian would appear to the other characters to be ahead- of- his- time as a musician and writer. Development. Courtney Love auditioned for the role of Satine and assisted in clearing licensing rights for . This necessitated some pick- up shots being filmed in Madrid. In the liner notes to the film's Special Edition DVD, Luhrmann writes that . The movie also features editing that several critics compared to a music video, involving swirling camera motion, loud music, dancing, and frenetic cutting. Some of the songs sampled include . The film uses so much popular music that it took Luhrmann almost two years to secure all the rights to the songs. Release and reception. The film premiered at the 2. Cannes Film Festival! It picked up six Golden Globe nominations including Best Motion Picture . It won three including the coveted Best Picture trophy. A few weeks later, it received 1. BAFTA Awards, making it the most nominated film of the year for that ceremony. It took home three, including Best Supporting Actor for Jim Broadbent. The film received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Picture.! It was so good, we'll forgive him for Australia. Cat Stevens refused the permission for using the song in the film, therefore the song was changed to . The first volume featured the smash hit single . The first soundtrack, Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, was released on 8 May 2. Moulin Rouge! Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film, Vol. February 2. 00. 2. Stage adaptation! British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 7 March 2. The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2. 7 March 2. Retrieved 2. 7 March 2. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Retrieved March 4, 2. Retrieved March 5, 2. Retrieved 1. 7 October 2. Internet Movie Database: Moulin Rouge! Retrieved 1 December 2. Retrieved 1 December 2. Archived from the original on 4 June 2. Retrieved 4 June 2. Retrieved 1. 9 November 2. Annual Academy Awards. Retrieved 2. 7 March 2. Entertainment Weekly.: 7. It was listed as number 2. Empire's 5. 00 greatest films of all time. Retrieved 2. 2 June 2. Archived from the original on 3 March 2. Retrieved 2. 7 March 2. Retrieved 2. 7 March 2. Retrieved 7 September 2. Retrieved 2 September 2.
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