Moulin Rouge(2001)

Poster of Moulin Rouge

Synopsis

Christian, a young Bohemian poet living in 1899 Paris, defies his father by joining the colorfully diverse clique inhabiting the dark, fantastical underworld of Paris' now legendary Moulin Rouge. In this seedy but glamorous haven of sex, drugs and newly-discovered electricity, the poet-innocent finds himself plunged into a passionate but ultimately tragic love affair with Satine, the club's highest paid star and the city's most famous courtesan. Their romance is played out against the infamous club -- a meeting place of high and low, where slumming aristocrats and the fashionably rich mingle with workers, artists, bohemians, actresses and courtesans.
Christian, a young Bohemian poet living in 1899 Paris, defies his father by joining the colorfully diverse clique inhabiting the dark, fantastical underworld of Paris' now legendary Moulin Rouge. In this seedy but …
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In Theaters

  • May 18, 2001

MPAA Rating

PG 13

Genres

Drama, Romance, Period, Musical/Performing Arts

Run Time

2 hours 6 minutes

Distributors

20th Century Fox Distribution

Box Office

$57,386,368

Director

Baz Luhrmann

Director

CAST

Nicole Kidman

Satine

Ewan McGregor

Christian

John Leguizamo

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Jim Broadbent

Zidler

Richard Roxburgh

Duke of Worcester

Garry McDonald

The Doctor
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