Moulin Rouge!
No laws. No limits. One rule. Never fall in love.
Country
Production
Budget
$52 500 000
Revenue
$179 213 434
Director
Actors
Ewan McGregor, Nicole Kidman, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, Garry McDonald, Jacek Koman, Matthew Whittet, Kerry Walker, Caroline O'Connor
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Steve E. Andrews, Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Martin Brown, Fred Baron, Catherine Knapman
Operator
Composer
Craig Armstrong
Artist
Audition
Ronna Kress, Christine King
Editing
Jill Bilcock
All team (74)
All team (74)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Originally, Heath Ledger and Catherine Zeta-Jones were supposed to play the main roles.
- 80 costume designers worked on creating 300 costumes.
- The film's plot draws from the storylines of three operas: "La Traviata", "Bohemian", and "Orpheus and Eurydice". There is also some similarity to Jacques Offenbach's operetta "Parisian Life".
- In November 1999, filming had to be suspended because Nicole Kidman broke a rib and injured her knee. A number of scenes were shot using static close-ups of the actress sitting in a wheelchair.
- During filming, Nicole Kidman wore the most expensive necklace in the history of cinema, worth $1 million.
- The song "Come What May" was written for another Baz Luhrmann film, "Romeo + Juliet" (1996).
- The word "love" and its derivatives appear 143 times in the film.
- Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman personally performed all their vocal parts.
- The film is dedicated to Baz Luhrmann's father, Leonard Luhrmann, who died just before the start of filming.
- The song "Come What May" was written for another Baz Luhrmann film, "Romeo + Juliet" (1996).
- The word "love" and its derivatives appear in the film 143 times.
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