Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Cross LA BOHEME with CABARET, throw in a little bit of RENT, and you might almost begin to describe Baz Luhrmann's visually opulent, fast-paced, funny, heartrending MOULIN ROUGE. The film, which premiered as the opener to the 2001 Cannes Film Festival, is a musical set in 1899 Paris at the notorious Montmartre cabaret club, the Moulin Rouge.
Directed by Baz Luhrmann (WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO AND JULIET, STRICTLY BALLROOM), the movie stars Nicole Kidman as the high-kicking courtesan, Satine; Ewan McGregor as the sensitive poet, Christian; and John Leguizamo as the flamboyant artist and matchmaker, Toulouse-Lautrec. Luhrmann's use of eclectic lighting and saturated color, the fast zooms and quick cuts of his camera, and his magnificent costumes and sets perfectly capture the excess and freneticism for which the Moulin Rouge was famous. Beautifully led by McGregor and Kidman, the flawless supporting cast brings to life the culture of belle époque Paris with magical realism. Above all, the anachronistic, energetic contemporary soundtrack is what drives MOULIN ROUGE, with popular songs by L'il Kim, Christina Aguilera, David Bowie, and Beck--as well as Kidman and McGregor adding their own superb vocals.
Soundtrack
John Leguizamo - "NATURE BOY"
Rufus Wainwright - "COMPLAINTE DE LA BUTTE"
Marius De Vries - "CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION"
Ewan McGregor - "THE SOUND OF MUSIC"
Ewan McGregor, Jacek Koman, John Leguizamo, Garry McDonald, Kylie Minogue, Ozzy Osbourne and Matthew Whittet - "CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION"
Christina Aguilera, Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones, Mya and Pink - "ZIDLER'S RAP (Medley)"
Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent, Natalie Mendoza, Lara Mulcahy and Caroline O'Connor - "SPARKLING DIAMONDS (Medley)"
Beck - "DIAMOND DOGS"
Valeria - "RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT"
Ewan McGregor and Placido Domingo - "YOUR SONG"
Amiel Daemion - "MEET ME IN THE RED ROOM"
Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer - "CHILDREN OF THE REVOLUTION"
Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent, Jacek Koman, John Leguizamo, Garry McDonald, Richard Roxburgh and Matthew Whittet - "THE PITCH (Medley)"
Nicole Kidman & Ewan McGregor - "ONE DAY I'LL FLY AWAY (Medley)"
Andrew Scott and Trevor Griffin - "LOVE IS LIKE OXYGEN"
Paul Francis Webster and Sammy Fain - "LOVE IS A MANY SPLENDORED THING"
Nicole Kidman - "GORECKI"
Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor and Placido Domingo - "ELEPHANT LOVE MEDLEY"
Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor - "COME WHAT MAY"
Jim Broadbent, Richard Roxburgh and Anthony Weigh - "LIKE A VIRGIN"
Ewan McGregor, José Feliciano, Jacek Koman and Richard Roxburgh - "EL TANGO DE ROXANNE (Medley)"
Nicole Kidman and Jim Broadbent - "FOOL TO BELIEVE"
Nicole Kidman, Jim Broadbent and Anthony Weigh - "THE SHOW MUST GO ON"
Alka Yagnik, Nicole Kidman and John Leguizamo - "HINDI SAD DIAMONDS (Medley)"
David Bowie and Massive Attack - "NATURE BOY"
Fatboy Slim - "Because We Can"
Musical score features parts of:
Jacques Offenbach Arranged by Manuel Rosenthal "Gaite Parisienne"
Richard Karma Moffett - "Golden Bowls"
Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II - "The Lonely Goatherd"
Eden Ahbez - "Nature Boy"
Will Jennings and Joe Sample - "One Day I'll Fly Away"
Mariano Mores - "Tanguera"
Jacques Offenbach - "Voyage To The Moon" from 'Orpheus in the Underworld'
Elton John and Bernie Taupin - "Your Song"