Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Genre: Musical

Directed by: Baz Luhrmann

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo

Running time: 128 minutes

In 1900, Christian, a depressed British writer who moved to Paris the year before, looks back on his relationship with cabaret singer and courtesan Satine, with whom he fell in love while at the Moulin Rouge.

Visually-speaking, this is a magnificent film. The colors, the costumes, the sets: the whole thing comes off the screen with a loud and beautiful scream. The story of Moulin Rouge! is an eternally compelling one, about the battle between monetary considerations and absolute feelings in the matters of the heart.

The two leads, Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, are very good in their respective roles. The supporting cast also did some solid work here.

It was an interesting choice to adapt and use modern songs in a movie set in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. It gave the movie a very fresh and distinct feel.

Overall, though musicals are not necessarily my favorite thing and this one offers a good dose of cheesiness, which was to be expected, it remains a very good film.

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