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Moulin Rouge

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Visually exquisite biopic of Toulouse-Lautrec, the crippled painter whose work perfectly captured the spirit of bohemian Paris in the naughty 1890s. Portrayed as an embittered loner, he is tormented by his doomed relationships with prostitute Marie Charlet and sympathetic model Myriamme.
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THR Staff The Hollywood Reporter 12/26/2018
Moulin Rouge stands out as a truly artistic production flawlessly directed by John Huston and presenting superb performances by Ferrer, Colette Marchand and Suzanne Flon, and Technicolor photography of a beauty rarely achieved on the screen. Go to Full Review
Nell Dodson Russell Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder 12/16/2021
The wonder of Moulin Rouge is in the color which shows the Bohemian life of Paris in the gaslit era with all of its gaudiness, lustiness. The cafe Moulin Rouge comes alive before your eyes with startling clarity. Go to Full Review
Manny Farber The Nation 11/24/2020
Huston has crowded such an attractive world around the subject of this biography -- such surging impressions of Parisian activities -- that you never get a good line on the artist himself. Go to Full Review
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 01/07/2014
5/5
The film is so visually stimulating, it is impossible to look away. Go to Full Review
Beth Accomando KPBS.org 01/17/2008
2/5
Steve Crum Video-Reviewmaster.com 04/30/2007
4/5
Atmospheric drama with superior performance by Ferrer in lead. Great period set design, costumes. Go to Full Review
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Gary K Jan 21 Gorgeous and dazzling to behold! There is just enough old school drama, humour, and pathos-- so sadly missing in much of 21st century entertainments--that aspire to become a part of this genre. Not since, The Red Shoes, and, The Wizard of Oz, have there been many films that have transported viewers to the realm of such a creative epoch in motion pictures. This film serves to be highly regarded as the visual treat that it is, for generations of future film watchers to appreciate. Thank you. Gary L. Karwoski. See more Joel H 02/06/2024 Moulin Rouge! (with an exclamation point) is one of my favorite films. I actually didn't know that Moulin Rouge (without an exclamation point) existed until recently, but I was interested in learning more about the life of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, so I gave it a watch. It turns out that Toulouse-Lautrec had a pretty miserable life, and José Ferrer plays him in a way that makes that obvious to the audience. The film has a slow and tedious pace, and everyone seems generally unhappy. Perhaps Moulin Rogue would have resonated more with me if I had been more familiar with Toulouse-Lautrec's artwork. See more Alec B 01/08/2024 The sequences set in the title location are great but they occupy a tiny portion of the movie's running time. The rest is a turgid romance and dull biopic material. See more Cindy L 09/08/2022 If you love the art movement of the late 1800s. You'll love this biopic of Toulouse-Lautrec French painter. The director did the film in the color scheme of Lautrec's work. Jose Ferrer was 5'10" and played Lautrec. Lautrec was less than 5' tall. The director had legs made for Ferrer which he strapped on his knees. It's a superb film worth watching See more william d @acsdoug 01/01/2021 I wanted to like this movie because I am interested in the subject. It's just not good enough to recommend though. See more steve d 07/21/2020 This is not the Moulin Rouge you are looking for. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Visually exquisite biopic of Toulouse-Lautrec, the crippled painter whose work perfectly captured the spirit of bohemian Paris in the naughty 1890s. Portrayed as an embittered loner, he is tormented by his doomed relationships with prostitute Marie Charlet and sympathetic model Myriamme.
Director
John Huston
Producer
John Huston, James Woolf, John Woolf
Screenwriter
Anthony Veiller, John Huston
Production Co
Romulus Films Ltd.
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 29, 1953, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Runtime
2h 3m
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