Moulin Rouge (2001)

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Movie
German title Moulin Rouge
Original title Moulin Rouge!
Country of production United States , United Kingdom , Australia
original language English
Publishing year 2001
length 123 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
JMK 10
Rod
Director Baz Luhrmann
script Baz Luhrmann,
Craig Pearce
production Martin Brown ,
Baz Luhrmann,
Fred Baron
music Craig Armstrong
camera Donald M. McAlpine
cut Jill Bilcock
occupation
synchronization
chronology

←  Predecessor
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

Moulin Rouge is a Musical - Drama from the year 2001 by Australian director Baz Luhrmann , who was also co-wrote and co-produced the film. The main roles were played by Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor .

action

Paris, 1900: Christian, an English writer, sits sadly in front of his typewriter and, looking back, recounts what he has experienced. He already anticipates that his great love has passed away. A year earlier, in 1899, he had just come from London to Paris to be part of the “ bohemian revolution” as an artist . He meets a colorful ensemble of different artists, including Toulouse-Lautrec , who are currently creating a new piece that they want to introduce to Harold Zidler, the operator of the Moulin Rouge . You spontaneously accept Christian as a writer, but since he is a stranger and has no experience, you want to send him to Satine in a fine suit and pass him off as a famous English writer. Satine, also known as "the sparkling diamond," is a courtesan and the great star of the Moulin Rouge. If Christian succeeded in enchanting Satine with his poems, she would recommend him to Zidler as the author of the new piece.

When Christian sees Satine performing at the Moulin Rouge, he is fascinated and falls in love with her at first sight. Satine dreams of a career as an actress and would do almost anything for it. Zidler needs the support of a financier for the theater and therefore arranges a private meeting with the coveted star Satine for the rich Duke. A mix-up arises and Satine meets Christian, whom she initially takes for the rich Duke. In the further course of their encounter, Christian succeeds in winning Satine's heart, but from now on the two have to keep their relationship a secret from the donor Duke.

The Duke agrees to finance the new play. In contrast to the bohemian ideals, which are “freedom, beauty, truth and love”, the duke primarily only wants to possess. In return, he demands that Satine should be his alone. He also forces Zidler to sign over the deed of ownership for the Moulin Rouge as security for his investment.

Satine and Christian often get closer during rehearsals, but their secret relationship does not remain hidden, although the Duke has not yet noticed it. This changes, however, when his jealousy is aroused by a comment by the actress Nini, so that he now notices the obvious parallels between the play and reality. Meanwhile, it turns out that Satine is terminally ill because she suffers from consumption ; However, Zidler decides to keep this from her for the time being.

The Duke wants to get rid of the annoying rival and threatens Zidler to have Christian killed if Satine does not choose him. Zidler informs Satine about it, but instead of giving in, she wants to flee with Christian and thus also leave Zidler and the Moulin Rouge behind for their love. Then Zidler draws his last trump card and reveals to Satine that she will soon die. He expects Satine to save Christian's life by leaving him and pretending not to love him. Satine submits and rejects Christian.

Christian returns to the Moulin Rouge for one last visit and see Satine behind the stage. There he is surprised by Warner, the Duke's henchman, who threatens him with a pistol. During the performance of the play, Christian escapes onto the stage. The actors don't show their amazement and pretend that he belongs. The unsuspecting audience then also experiences how Satine and Christian confess their love on stage. When the Duke takes the gun, Zidler decides in favor of the ideals of art and against money and knocks the Duke to the ground. After the curtain fell, Satine immediately died in Christian's arms as a result of her illness. The rejected Duke, who has not noticed anything, leaves the theater disappointed and lets Christian go. Christian then fulfills Satine's last wish and writes down the story of the two lovers, as he had promised Satine when she was dying.

background

  • The film contains numerous musical allusions and quotes from well-known pieces of music, which, however, are often lost in the German synchronization. So one recognizes z. E.g. in the original sound on the line love is like oxygen immediately the song of the same name by The Sweet , which is difficult with "love is like oxygen", so the allusion is lost. Even a line of text like it's a little bit funny, this feeling inside can easily be recognized as the first line of Elton John's Your Song , whereas in the case of “it's a little strange, this feeling inside me”, no quote from a piece of music can be recognized .
  • The only music track produced for the film itself was Come What May . However, this could not be nominated for an Oscar in the category of best song , as it was actually composed for another project (Luhrmann's last film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet ), but was no longer used there. Come What May ranked 85 on a list published by the American Film Institute in 2004 with the "Top 100 Songs of American Cinema" .
  • Kylie Minogue has a guest appearance in the film as The Green Fairy . “Green Fairy” is the French nickname of the mostly green colored alcoholic drink absinthe . Originally the figure was supposed to be represented by a man playing sitar and Ozzy Osbourne was hired for this . Even after the character was taken over by Kylie Minogue, a scream of the green fairy with the voice of Ozzy Osbourne was left in the film. In addition, the voice of the singing moon comes from Plácido Domingo . This role earned Minogue a nomination for the 2001 MTV Movie Awards for Best Cameo Performance .
  • Over 300 costumes were made for the film, as well as the most expensive piece of jewelry to date that was specially made for a film: The necklace that Nicole Kidman wears was made from 1308 diamonds with a total of 134 carats and was valued at around US $ 1 million Dollars valued.
  • In November 1999, filming was suspended for two weeks after Nicole Kidman broke two ribs and injured a knee. She shot several scenes later while sitting in a wheelchair, with only her upper body being filmed.
  • The credits begin with the fade-in "In Memoriam Leonard Luhrmann 1934–1999". The dedication goes to the father of director Baz Luhrmann, who died at the beginning of the filming of the film. Contrary to what is customary today, the end credits were printed on two long rolls of paper, which were then unrolled in front of a fixed camera. The credits end with the words: "This story is about truth, beauty, freedom and above all about love."
  • The shooting took place between November 9, 1999 and May 13, 2000. The film was shot entirely in the studio in Sydney . Since the studio was already firmly booked for the subsequent production of Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clone Warriors and the planned production time had been exceeded, some re-shoots in studios in Madrid were necessary.
  • Production costs were estimated at around $ 50 million. The film grossed around 179 million US dollars in cinemas around the world, including around 57 million US dollars in the United States and around 7.3 million US dollars in Germany.

synchronization

The dialogue book was written by Joachim Kunzendorf, who also directed the dialogue.

Actress role Voice actor
Nicole Kidman Satine Petra Barthel
Ewan McGregor Christian Philipp Moog
John Leguizamo Toulouse-Lautrec Michael Bauer
Jim Broadbent Harold Zidler Lambert Hamel
Richard Roxburgh The Duke Thomas Nero Wolff
Garry McDonald The doctor Kaspar Eichel
Jacek Koman The narcoleptic Argentine Engelbert von Nordhausen
Matthew Whittet Satie Stefan Krause
David Wenham Audrey Peter Flechtner
Deobia Oparei Chocolat Oliver Siebeck
Linal detention Bodyguard Karl Schulz
Peter Whitford Stage master Axel Scholtz
Caroline O'Connor Nini Legs-in-the.air Heidrun Bartholomäus
Kerry Walker Marie Regine Albrecht
Arthur Dignam Christian's father Werner Ehrlicher
Norman Kaye Satine's doctor Ulrich Voss

Reviews

“Like some of the best musicals, 'Moulin Rouge' also builds on the collective musical memory of its audience. Instead of specially composed songs, the actors intone evergreens from Madonna to Nirvana. The effect is sometimes overwhelming: transplanted into this new environment, seemingly tapped melodies unfold unexpected magic. […] For a long time, 'Moulin Rouge' is the epitome of the classic musical. That in turn is nothing more than a lucky fairy tale. Luhrmann, however, also tries his hand at an operatic melodrama and begins to take himself seriously. Instead of a happy ending, there is a sad moral. "

- Rüdiger Sturm : Luckily drunk fairy tale with morals . Mirror online

“Kidman and McGregor sing themselves, if more neatly than magically. Of course, one would not believe their great passion even with great voices, even though both are undoubtedly good actors. This is due to Luhrmann's stencil scavenger hunt, which leaves no room and no peace for a true movement. That would not be a drama if one did not suspect that Luhrmann was dreaming of a real love story in the heart of his hurricane, of some original essence after squeezing out all the cliché cultures that he has brought up. "

- Merten Worthmann : Consumption with fireworks . The time

music

In addition to classic film music, elements from current pop and rock songs were used, including:

Awards (selection)

In 2016, Moulin Rouge ranked 53rd in a BBC poll of the 100 most important films of the 21st century .

The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating particularly valuable.

literature

  • Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin: Moulin Rouge !. Channel 4 Books, London / Basingstoke / Oxford 2001, ISBN 0-7522-6194-0 .
  • Sebastian Stoppe: The “Red Curtain” cinema. Baz Luhrmann's films "Romeo + Juliet" and "Moulin Rouge". Tectum Verlag, Marburg 2006, ISBN 3-8288-9071-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for Moulin Rouge . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , December 2001 (PDF; test number: 88 517 V / DVD).
  2. ↑ boxofficemojo.com
  3. ↑ Luckily drunk fairy tale with morals . Spiegel Online , October 17, 2001
  4. ↑ Consumption with fireworks . In: Die Zeit , No. 43/2001