Set in 1899, penniless English writer, Christian moves to Montmartre amidst the Bohemian revolution & befriends a group of Bohemians, including the eccentric Toulouse-Lautrec, who's writing a musical called Spectacular Spectacular for Harold Zidler, the owner of the Moulin Rouge nightclub & brothel. The star courtesan of the Moulin Rouge, Satine meanwhile, is the object of the Duke's affections & is also a potential investor for the Moulin Rouge, but accidentally starts to fall in love with Christian, whom she mistakes for the Duke at their first meeting. To cover it up, the group of Bohemians brief Spectacular Spectacular to the Duke to convince him to invest for the Moulin Rouge, with the plot being akin to that of Satine & Christian's foreshadowing forbidden love, under the pretence of the two rehearsing. However, as betrayal & secrecy start to kick into both the play & Satine & Christian's affair, they must find a way to hide & fight for their love for each other.
Based on the operas la triviata & la boheme. this juke-box musical has all the ingredients for a good film & musical: amazing & memorable cover versions of songs (i.e. Your Song, Lady Marmalade, Diamond Medley, Like a Virgin & Tango de Roxanne!), a moving, gripping & amazing plot, with my personal favourite part being the Elephant Love Medley, with some great comedy touches (especially the brief & Kylie Minogue's cameo as a green fairy from an absinthe bottle!), beautiful acting by Ewan McGregor Nicole Kidman (which should've won the Oscar for Best Actress!), fantastic design & style to the film, which comes with exquisite costume designs (especially Satine's red dress & diamond dress!) & actors who can actually sing (with the exception of the dubbing used on Zidler during Like a Virgin). One other part I love is how the play Spectacular Spectacular is both a play within a play situation & a metaphor for Satine & Christian's love for each other, especially used with the song Come What May (the only original song in the film), which is one of my favourite love songs ever! Overall, this film is just amazing & one of my favourite musicals & love stories ever!
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