MOULIN ROUGE

Moulin Rouge May 9 2001

★★★☆☆

Director: Baz Luhrmann
Writer: Baz Luhrmann
Music: Craig Armstrong

Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGrego, Jim Broadbent

Running time: 128 minutes

A depressed British writer named Christian begins writing on his typewriter. He moved to the Montmarte district of Paris to become a writer among members of the movement. His writing skills allow him to finish proposed show and arrives at the Moulin Rouge. He meets a woman, Satine who is the famous star. They fall in love each other and continue seeing each other under the pretense of rehearsing Satine’s lines. One day, people find that Satine does not have long to live. Satine tells Christian that their relationship endangers the show, but he counters by writing a secret love song to affirm their love which is Come What May. Satine and Christian affirm their love before she dies. A year later Moulin Rouges has closed down, and Christian is writing the tale of his love for Satine, a ‘Love that will live forever’.

I like this movie, because each of these character is seen in terms of their love own fantasies about themselves and also I enjoyed their romantic love story. The only reason I give three stars for this movie, some of scenes made me get bored and go off to do something else. Maybe because this movie has its own style that shows overacting. Also the love story was romantic, but at the same time it was too boring. A main character, Satine died and their love story became tragedy.I was thinking it is such a typical love story. I recommend this movie, only if you like to watch fancy, glamour and colorful stage of Moulin Rouge.