In 1890s France a courtesan (Nicole Kidman) falls in love with a young writer (Ewan McGregor) but strings... (Learn more)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo (View All)
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Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo
The third film from pop-music-obsessed director Baz Luhrmann tweaks the conventions of the musical genre by mixing a period romance with anachronistic dialogue and songs in the style of his previous Romeo+Juliet (1996). Ewan McGregor stars as Christian, who leaves behind his bourgeois father during the French belle époque of the late 1890s to seek his fortunes in the bohemian underworld of Montmartre, Paris. Christian meets the absinthe- and alcohol-addicted artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (John Leguizamo), who introduces him to a world of sex, drugs, music, theater, and the scandalous dance known as the cancan, all at the Moulin Rouge, a decadent dance hall, brothel, and theater that's the brainchild of Harold Zidler (Jim Broadbent). Christian also meets and falls into a tragically doomed romance with the courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman), who becomes the star of the play he's writing, which parallels the couple's romance and utilizes rock music from a century later, including songs by Nirvana, Madonna, the Beatles, and Queen, among others. Loosely based on the opera Orpheus in the Underworld, Moulin Rouge was shown in competition at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
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US Release Date
5/18/01
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13
Running Time
126 mins. (V)
Locations
- Montmarte, Paris, France
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$57,386,369
Awards
- Winner of the Best Picture award at the 2001 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Director award at the 2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2001 Writers Guild of America [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Winner of the Best Original Score award at the 2001 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Foreign Film award at the 2001 French Academy of Cinema [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2001 Directors Guild of America [Festival/A Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Makeup award at the 2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Makeup and Hair award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Screen International Award award at the 2001 European Film Academy [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 2001 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2001 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2001 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Composer award at the 2001 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
- Winner of the Best Art Direction award at the 2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2001 National Board of Review [Festival/Awa Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or award at the 2001 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Production Design award at the 2001 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Film Music award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Screenplay award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Song award at the 2001 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Sound award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cast award at the 2001 Screen Actors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2001 Los Angeles Film Critics Association [ Awards.
- Winner of the Best Supporting Actor award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Costume Design award at the 2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Editing award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Special Visual Effects award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Director award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actress award at the 2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2001 American Society of Cinematographers [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Costume Design award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical award at the 2001 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Production Design award at the 2001 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Winner of the Best Editing award at the 2001 American Film Institute [Festival/Awar Awards.
Distributor
- 20th Century Fox
- 20th Century Fox Distribution
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
