Moulin Rouge
In 1899 France, a young writer named Christian (McGregor) defies his bourgeois father, leaves his family home and moves to the seedy, bohemian underworld of Montmartre, Paris. He is taken in by Toulouse-Lautrec (Leguizamo) and his entourage, and is drafted to write a nightclub spectacular. Through his relationship with Toulouse, Christian meets Satine (Kidman), the most beautiful courtesan in Paris and star of the Moulin Rouge nightclub. He and Satine enter into a passionate but doomed love affair.This musical features original songs by David Bowie, Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries and Steve Hitchcock.
- Release Date: June 1, 2001
- Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
- Cast: Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, David Wenham, Richard Roxburgh, Matthew Whittet, Kerry Walker, Caroline O'Connor, Christine Anu, Natalie Mendoza, Lara Mulcahy
- Director: Baz Luhrmann
- Producer: Fred Baron, Martin Brown
- Screenplay: Baz Lurhmann, Craig Pearce
- Studio: 20th Century Fox