Intro: No need for the full recap—I've been dating Yegor for a while now, and we were trying to pick a movie to watch together.. Me being me - and him being him, to be honest - we wanted something that checked a few boxes: a film neither of us had seen before, preferably with a good story, and most importantly, iconic enough that we could proudly say it was the very first movie we watched together.
And we found it.
Film 2384: "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), Baz Luhrmann
Watched on: From the projector
Language: English
Watched with: Yegor
Thoughts: I don't know exactly how many times I've seen "Moulin Rounge!" already, yet I always enjoy it like it's the first time I'm watching it. It's an iconic movie for so many reasons - its visual style, the music, the cast, the direction - and it's definitely Baz Luhrmann's masterpiece. I think only he could have pulled this off: in the hands of a different director, with a different vision in mind, this could've been a disaster, a mismatched melting pot of colours, songs and musical numbers that would've ended up resulting in an incoherent blend more confusing than entertaining.
But there's nothing incoherent about "Moulin Rouge!", Luhrmann's vision is clear and striking, opulent and kitsch, extravagant and classy at the same time. I think he tried hard to replicate this magical patchwork of elements in his movies after this one was such a success - I think mainly of "Elvis", but also "The Great Gatsby" in parts - but never really got there again.
To me, "Moulin Rouge!" is a masterpiece, "Your Song" always makes me cry, Baz Luhrmann and Ewan McGregor should have been nominated for an Oscar and, 100% Nicole Kidman should have won her Oscar for this role and not "The Hours".
Film 1771 - Moulin Rouge!
Film 2384 - Moulin Rouge!
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Kylie Minogue.
Box Office: $179.2 million
Worth a watch?: Musicals are not everyone's cup of tea, but this is not your regular musical, trust and believe. Absolutely worth watching it, it's a whole experience.
Awards: 8 Oscar nominations (including Best Picture, Actress for Kidman, Cinematography and Editing) it won 2 for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. Nominated for 12 BAFTAs (including Best Film, Direction, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Costumes, Production Design, Editing) it won 3 for Best Supporting Actor (Jim Broadbent), Best Original Film Music and Best Sound. The movie won 3 Goldeng Blobes (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Actress for Kidman and Original Score) over 6 nominations (Director, Actor for McGregor and Original Song for "Come What May"). Nominated for 1 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. The movie was in competition at 54th Cannes Film Festival (where it lost to Nanni Moretti's "La stanza del figlio").
Key word: The duke.
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And we found it.
Watched on: From the projector
Language: English
Watched with: Yegor
Thoughts: I don't know exactly how many times I've seen "Moulin Rounge!" already, yet I always enjoy it like it's the first time I'm watching it. It's an iconic movie for so many reasons - its visual style, the music, the cast, the direction - and it's definitely Baz Luhrmann's masterpiece. I think only he could have pulled this off: in the hands of a different director, with a different vision in mind, this could've been a disaster, a mismatched melting pot of colours, songs and musical numbers that would've ended up resulting in an incoherent blend more confusing than entertaining.
But there's nothing incoherent about "Moulin Rouge!", Luhrmann's vision is clear and striking, opulent and kitsch, extravagant and classy at the same time. I think he tried hard to replicate this magical patchwork of elements in his movies after this one was such a success - I think mainly of "Elvis", but also "The Great Gatsby" in parts - but never really got there again.
To me, "Moulin Rouge!" is a masterpiece, "Your Song" always makes me cry, Baz Luhrmann and Ewan McGregor should have been nominated for an Oscar and, 100% Nicole Kidman should have won her Oscar for this role and not "The Hours".
Film 1771 - Moulin Rouge!
Film 2384 - Moulin Rouge!
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh, David Wenham, Kylie Minogue.
Box Office: $179.2 million
Worth a watch?: Musicals are not everyone's cup of tea, but this is not your regular musical, trust and believe. Absolutely worth watching it, it's a whole experience.
Awards: 8 Oscar nominations (including Best Picture, Actress for Kidman, Cinematography and Editing) it won 2 for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. Nominated for 12 BAFTAs (including Best Film, Direction, Original Screenplay, Cinematography, Costumes, Production Design, Editing) it won 3 for Best Supporting Actor (Jim Broadbent), Best Original Film Music and Best Sound. The movie won 3 Goldeng Blobes (Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Actress for Kidman and Original Score) over 6 nominations (Director, Actor for McGregor and Original Song for "Come What May"). Nominated for 1 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media. The movie was in competition at 54th Cannes Film Festival (where it lost to Nanni Moretti's "La stanza del figlio").
Key word: The duke.
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