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The history of Moulin Rouge

Moulin Rouge: The musical "Moulin Rouge" directed by the famous Australian director Baz Luhrmann and released by 20th Century Fox, tells the story of the glitz and glamor of Paris nightclubs in the 19th century. Popular Hollywood movie stars Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor play the leading roles in the film respectively. "Moulin Rouge" was filmed in a real Moulin Rouge built by the production. Luhrmann's latest masterpiece, which is both song and dance, profoundly reflects the cheerful and charming mood of the lower class people at the end of the 19th century. The "Moulin Rouge" in Paris is a gorgeous gathering place, where both upper-class celebrities and lower-class civilians often gather. "Moulin Rouge" connects the poor and famous with workers, artists, Bosnians, actresses (or prostitutes).

"Moulin Rouge" is the third film directed by Baz Luhrmann, following his debut "STRICTLY BALLROOM" ("STRICTLY BALLROOM") and his 1996 second film Another masterpiece after Tenth Century Fox's box office blockbuster "Romeo and Juliet: Postmodern Passion Edition" ("SHAKESPEARE'S Romeo + Juliet"). This tragicomedy musical vividly describes the extravagant nightlife that Paris was famous for at the end of the 19th century. It vividly describes the love, death and rebirth, new skills and balls at that time. It is a testimony of that era.

Plot summary:

Christian (played by Ewan McGregor) is a young poet with extremely high artistic talent who left because he could not bear his mediocre father. He moved to Paris and settled in Montmartre, a low-class bohemian neighborhood. Soon, Christian met Tullus Lautrec (played by John Leguizamo), an artist who drinks absinthe all day long, and this artist's life circle is centered around the "Moulin Rouge" nightclub. , a world of sex, drugs, craziness and crazy can-can dancing. Christian quickly integrated into it and came to the Moulin Rouge to be used in the stage play of his partners. Here, Christian falls madly in love with Satine (Nicole Kidman), the star of "Moulin Rouge". She is a "shining diamond" and the most beautiful prostitute in "Moulin Rouge" and even in Paris. . Although Satine is a dancer at the Moulin Rouge, she is unwilling to fall. She dreams of leaving here one day and becoming an actress, so when the lights of the Moulin Rouge go out, she expresses her feelings to the moon. On the same day, another man fell in love with Satine. He was the powerful Duke. After the affair between Christian and Satine was exposed, the two decided to fly away. When Satine returned to pack her luggage, she was stopped by the manager of the Moulin Rouge who was ordered to stay. In order to keep Satine, the manager of the Moulin Rouge told Satine the Duke's decision. The Duke will kill Christian if she still persists, and Satine becomes ill from overwork and has been diagnosed with tuberculosis and will soon die. Thinking of this, Satine decided to lie to Christian and ask him to give up. As the sun rises, the workers are busy preparing for the premiere of the stage play written by Christian. A new day is hope for them, but Satine's departure at this time is the end of their love. Under the magnificent background music, it is red The mill manager urging the workers to work was also his voice urging Satine to make a quick decision. The rhythm was powerful. There was no expression on Satine's cold and proud cheeks, but the audience clearly heard Satine's painful moans and the last words in the chorus. A song of despair. Christian was in great pain, and the Bohemian comforted him by saying: "Some things are not what they seem." This caused Christian to have doubts and decided to go to the Moulin Rouge again on the night of the premiere, which was also his last time there. . After seeing Christian, Satine could not restrain her emotions, so she sang the song Christian had written for her on the stage, and saw Satine burst into tears. Christian and Satine reconciled. The stage play was an unprecedented success and the curtain came down, but God's will caused Satine to die of illness. But she wants Christian to write down their story so they can be together forever.