The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love.... and be loved in return.
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
DramaRomanceMusicparis, francenightclubfairycourtesandukemusicalpoetterminal illnesslovewriterprostitutiondeath
- Bleak ending
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Character
Nostalgic, relentless, resolved and meticulous.
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- resolvedopen-ended
- rawmeticulous
- effortlessdemanding
Who loves it, who doesn't
55 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Comfort Seekers.
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Cast
- Ewan McGregorChristian
- Nicole KidmanSatine
- John LeguizamoToulouse-Lautrec
- Jim BroadbentHarold Zidler
- Richard RoxburghThe Duke
- Garry McDonaldThe Doctor
- Jacek KomanThe Unconscious Argentinean
- Matthew WhittetSatie
- Kerry WalkerMarie
- Caroline O'ConnorNini Legs in the Air
Crew
- Baz LuhrmannDirector
- Baz LuhrmannWriter
- Craig PearceWriter
- Donald McAlpineDirector of Photography
- Craig ArmstrongOriginal Music Composer
- Jill BilcockEditor
- Baz LuhrmannProducer
- Fred BaronProducer
- Martin BrownProducer
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