Moulin Rouge(2001) is an Oscar winning master piece from director Baz Luhrmann. It followed the success and recognition of Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Strictly Ballroom (1992). All three films were recognized for Luhrmann’s characteristic style. His films feature stylistic choices such as blue and red lighting‚ the use of rapid cuts and vibrant‚ period accurate costume. To analyze Luhrmann’s use of the four elements of the stylistic system‚ I will consider two specific scenes from the film‚ namely
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Moulin Rouge is celebrated for its art direction‚ music‚ and performances. One of its biggest endeavors is the set design. With a combination of real sets and computer generated images‚ Moulin Rouge manages to showcases a 19th century Paris‚ France as a world of moral decadence but undeniable beauty. The set design further pushes the message of France‚ at this time‚ being a place of plague‚ poverty and sin; but also a place of art‚ music and beauty. In the introduction of the film‚ we see an elaborate
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this joyful sometimes outrageous but full of fancy atmosphere that broke completely with the rigid classicism of that period. Moulin Rogue takes place in Montmarte (an area within the city of Paris). Crowning the Montmartre- based world of commercial entertainment was Joseph Oller and Charles Zidler’s landmark music hall‚ the Moulin Rouge. When the Moulin Rouge opened its door on the Place Blanche at the foot of Montmartre on the 6th of October 1889‚ all Paris turned out. Highbrow and lowbrow
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Moulin Rouge Essay Through a variety of genres and film techniques‚ Baz Luhrmann conveys his characters to the ideals of the Bohemian Revolution; these ideals are that of truth‚ beauty‚ freedom and love. The four genres that have been studied and explored are tragedy‚ comedy‚ musical and love. Luhrmann’s ability to combine these genres throughout important moments of the film help to engage the audience in observing the bohemian ideals that certain characters possess. Satine‚ Christian and the
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Analysis A Moulin Rouge vs. The Great Gatsby Apart from having the same director‚ Baz Luhrmann‚ Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby have an astounding amount of similarities. They are both passionate love stories with similar characters in coinciding roles. Although the two movies are set in the early 1900s and 1920s‚ they use modern music to captivate the audience’s interest. Baz Luhrmann has a knack for making colorful romantic thrillers‚ and it certainly shows in Moulin Rouge and The Great
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Moulin Rouge It was 1899 in Paris‚ France‚ it was the time of the Bohemian Revolution‚ and it was the summer of love. Christian‚ played by Ewan McGregor‚ was a writer and came to Paris to experience this revolution and be surrounded by the artists‚ singers‚ and dancers of this new Bohemian world. Little did he know that he would experience something he had never felt before but always believed in: love. Moulin Rouge‚ directed by Baz Luhrmann‚ is an exquisite movie musical based off of a real life
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At the Moulin Rouge Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s At the Moulin Rouge is an oil painting of a scene at the Moulin Rouge dance hall. It was painted between 1892-1895. According to the Art Institute of Chicago‚ Lautrec populated this scene with portraits of the habitués and regulars of the dance hall‚ including himself. Lautrec’s painting is postimpressionist‚ which is explained‚ in further detail later on in this essay. Other than explaining the postimpressionism of “At the Moulin Rouge‚” the composition
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Auteur Criticism for Moulin Rouge! by Baz Luhrmann As a director Luhrmann has only five films under his filmmaking belt; Strictly Ballroom (1992)‚ Romeo + Juliet (1996)‚ Moulin Rouge! (2001)‚ Australia (2008)‚ and his latest film‚ The Great Gatsby (2012) (Horn‚ 4). Even with such a short list of films he has directed‚ Luhrmann’s directing style is recognizable and obvious for all of his movies. The most noticeable characteristics of this director are his films’ favorable close-up use of editing
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In the spectacular movie‚ Moulin Rouge‚ Bazz Luhrmann created a formalistic musical about freedom‚ beauty‚ truth and most especially‚ love. In this movie‚ he creates a fictional storyline about love relative to a few historical events that occurred during the early 1900’s in Paris’ well-known nightclub‚ The Moulin Rouge. Although the events all through out the movie are portrayed in a sense of fantasy through a remarkably choreographed comic musical and melodrama‚ Luhrmann is still able to make
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Cambodia’s history may not be as pleasant as you think‚ since there was a time of when the Khmer Rouge were ruling the country of who’s leader was Pol Pot. It was in 1975 when Pol Pot had gain power and was the time many surviving Cambodians would probably most likely want to forget‚ But that is all what the Khmer Rouge wanted for you to do. Forget the past‚ forget your beliefs‚ forget what money is‚ forget basic rights and forget about the country’s name since. Once Pol Pot had token
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