Moulin Rouge ! - Wikipedia Moulin Rouge ! This article is about the 2001 motion picture. For other uses, see Moulin Rouge ( disambiguation ). Moulin Rouge ! Theatrical release poster Directed by Baz Luhrmann Produced by Martin Brown Baz Luhrmann Fred Baron Screenplay by Baz Luhrmann Craig Pearce Starring Nicole Kidman Ewan McGregor John Leguizamo Jim Broadbent Richard Roxburgh David Wenham Music by Craig Armstrong Cinematography Donald M. McAlpine Edited by Jill Bilcock Production company Bazmark Productions Angel Studios Distributed by 20th Century Fox Release date 9 May 2001 ( 2001 - 05 - 09 ) ( Cannes ) 24 May 2001 ( 2001 - 05 - 24 ) ( Australia ) 1 June 2001 ( 2001 - 06 - 01 ) ( United States ) Running time 128 minutes Country Australia United States Language English Budget $52 million Box office $179.2 million Moulin Rouge ! ( / ˌmuːlæn ˈruːʒ /, from French : ( mulɛ̃ ˈʁuʒ ) ) is a 2001 Australian -- American jukebox musical romantic comedy film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It tells the story of a young English poet / writer, Christian ( Ewan McGregor ), who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine ( Nicole Kidman ). It uses the musical setting of the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France. At the 74th Academy Awards, the film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Nicole Kidman, winning two : for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design. It was the first musical nominated for Best Picture in 10 years, following Disney 's Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ). In BBC 's 2016 poll of the greatest films since 2000, Moulin Rouge ! ranked 53rd. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Writing 3.2 Development 3.3 Filming 4 Release and reception 5 Awards and honors 6 Soundtrack 6.1 Musical numbers performed in the film 7 Stage adaptation 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Plot In the year 1900, a British writer named Christian ( Ewan McGregor ), suffering from depression, begins writing on his typewriter ( `` Nature Boy '' ). As Christian narrates, the film flashes back to one year earlier upon Christian 's move to the Montmartre district of Paris to become a writer among members of the area 's Bohemian movement. He soon discovers that his neighbours are a loose troupe of performers led by Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec ( John Leguizamo ). Toulouse - Lautrec and the others ask for Christian 's help, and his writing skills allow them to finish their proposed show, `` Spectacular Spectacular '', that they wish to sell to the owner of the Moulin Rouge, Harold Zidler ( Jim Broadbent ). The group arrives at the Moulin Rouge as Zidler and his `` Diamond Dog Dancers '' perform for the audience ( `` Zidler 's Rap Medley '' ). Toulouse arranges for Christian to see Satine ( Nicole Kidman ), the star courtesan, in her private quarters to present the work, unaware that Zidler has been promising Satine to the wealthy and psychopathic Duke of Monroth ( Richard Roxburgh ), a potential investor in the cabaret ( `` Sparkling Diamonds '' ). Satine mistakes Christian for the Duke, and dances with him before retiring to her private chamber with him to discuss things confidentially ( `` Rhythm of the Night '', `` Meet Me in the Red Room '' ), but soon learns he is just a writer ( `` Your Song '' ). The Duke interrupts them ; Christian and Satine claim they were practicing lines for `` Spectacular Spectacular ''. With Zidler 's help, Toulouse and the rest of the troupe pitch the show to the Duke with an improvised plot about an evil maharajah attempting to woo an Indian courtesan who loves a poor sitar player ( `` The Pitch ( Spectacular Spectacular ) '' ). The Duke backs the show on the condition that only he may see Satine. Satine contemplates on Christian and her longing to leave the Moulin Rouge to become `` a real actress '' ( `` One Day I 'll Fly Away '' ). Christian goes back to Satine to convince her that they should be together, and she eventually falls for him ( `` Elephant Love Medley '' ). As the cabaret is converted to a theater, Christian and Satine continue seeing each other under the pretense of rehearsing Satine 's lines. The Duke becomes suspicious of their frequent meetings and warns Zidler that he may stop financing the show ; Zidler arranges for Satine to dine with the Duke that evening, but she falls ill from tuberculosis ( `` If I should die ( Górecki ) '' ). Zidler makes excuses to the Duke, claiming that Satine has gone to confession ( `` Like a Virgin '' ). Zidler learns from the doctor treating Satine that she does not have long to live, but keeps this knowledge from Satine. Satine tells Christian that their relationship endangers the show, but he counters by writing a secret love song to affirm their love ( `` Come What May '' ). As the Duke watches Christian rehearsing with Satine, Nini, a jealous performer, points out that the play is a metaphor for Christian, Satine and the Duke. Enraged, the Duke demands the ending be changed with the courtesan choosing the maharajah ; Satine offers to spend the night with the Duke to keep the original ending. At the Duke 's quarters, Satine sees Christian on the streets below, and realizes she can not sleep with the Duke. ( `` El Tango de Roxanne ( Roxanne ) '' ). The Duke attempts to rape her, but she is saved by Le Chocolat, one of the cabaret 's male dancers. Reunited with Christian, he urges her to run away with him. The Duke tells Zidler he will have Christian killed if Satine is not his. Zidler reiterates this warning to Satine, but when she refuses to return, he finally informs her she is dying ( `` A Fool to Believe '' ). Zidler tells Satine that to save Christian 's life, she has to tell him that she will be staying with the Duke and she does n't love him ( `` The Show Must Go On '' ). Christian tries following her, but is denied entry to the Moulin Rouge, and becomes depressed, even though Toulouse insists that Satine does love him. The night of the show, Christian sneaks into the Moulin Rouge, intending to pay Satine to return his love just as the Duke paid for her ( `` Hindi Sad Diamonds '' ). He catches Satine before she steps on stage and demands she tell him she does not love him. Suddenly they find themselves in the spotlight ; Zidler improvises and convinces the audience that Christian is the sitar player in disguise. Christian denounces Satine and walks off the stage. From the rafters, Toulouse cries out, `` The greatest thing you 'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return '', spurring Satine to sing the song Christian wrote to express their love. Christian returns to the stage, joining her in the song and reaffirming his love for her. The Duke orders his bodyguard to kill Christian, but is thwarted, while the Duke 's own attempt is stopped by Zidler. The Duke storms out of the cabaret as Christian and Satine complete their song ( `` Come What May ( Reprise ) '', `` Coup d'État ( Finale ) '' ). After the curtain closes, Satine succumbs to tuberculosis. Before she dies, Christian and Satine affirm their love and she tells him to write their story. A year later the Moulin Rouge has closed down, and Christian finishes writing the tale of his love for Satine, a `` love that will live forever '' ( `` Nature Boy ( Reprise ) '' ). Cast Nicole Kidman as Satine Ewan McGregor as Christian Jim Broadbent as Harold Zidler Richard Roxburgh as The Duke of Monroth John Leguizamo as Henri de Toulouse - Lautrec Jacek Koman as The Narcoleptic Argentinean Caroline O'Connor as Nini Legs - in - the - Air Kerry Walker as Marie Lara Mulcahy as Môme Fromage Garry McDonald as The Doctor Matthew Whittet as Satie Keith Robinson as Le Pétomane Natalie Mendoza as China Doll Christine Anu as Arabia David Wenham as Audrey Kiruna Stamell as La Petite Princesse Deobia Oparei as Le Chocolat Kylie Minogue as The Green Fairy Ozzy Osbourne as The Green Fairy 's laugh Peter Whitford as The Stage Manager Production Writing The storyline of Moulin Rouge can be traced back to Alexandre Dumas, fils ' The Lady of the Camellias, although Luhrmann, as an opera director, was probably more directly influenced by Verdi 's adaptation, La traviata. When asked about his inspiration for Moulin Rouge !, Luhrmann remarked : `` When I was in India researching Midsummer Night 's Dream, we went to this huge, ice cream picture palace to see a Bollywood movie. Here we were, with 2,000 Indians watching a film in Hindi, and there was the lowest possible comedy and then incredible drama and tragedy and then break out in songs. And it was three - and - a-half hours ! We thought we had suddenly learnt Hindi, because we understood everything ! We thought it was incredible. How involved the audience were. How uncool they were - how their coolness had been ripped aside and how they were united in this singular sharing of the story. The thrill of thinking, ' Could we ever do that in the West ? Could we ever get past that cerebral cool and perceived cool. ' It required this idea of comic - tragedy. Could you make those switches ? Fine in Shakespeare - low comedy and then you die in five minutes... In ' Moulin Rouge ', we went further. Our recognisable story, though Orphean in shape, is derived from Camille, La Boheme - whether you know those texts or not, you recognise those patterns and character types. '' Luhrmann revealed that he drew from the Greek tragedy of Orpheus and Eurydice in the DVD 's audio commentary. The legend of Orpheus says he was a musical genius, far surpassing anyone in his world ; the filmmakers chose to replicate this by using songs from the mid-to - late 20th century, many decades after the film 's 1899 setting. In this way, Christian would appear to the other characters to be ahead - of - his - time as a musician and writer. Development Leonardo DiCaprio, who worked with Luhrmann on Romeo + Juliet, auditioned for the role of Christian. Luhrmann also considered younger actors for the role, including Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal before Ewan McGregor won the part. Courtney Love auditioned for the role of Satine and assisted in clearing licensing rights for `` Smells Like Teen Spirit '' to be used in the film. Filming Production began in November 1999 and was completed in May 2000, with a budget of $52.5 million. Filming generally went smoothly, with the only major problem occurring when Kidman injured her ribs while filming one of the more complicated dance sequences ; she also stated in an interview with Graham Norton that she broke her rib while getting into a corset, by tightening it as much as possible to achieve an 18 - inch waist. The production also overran in its shooting schedule and had to be out of the Fox Studios in Sydney to make way for Star Wars : Episode II -- Attack of the Clones ( in which McGregor also starred ). This necessitated some pick - up shots being filmed in Madrid. In the liner notes to the film 's Special Edition DVD, Luhrmann writes that `` ( the ) whole stylistic premise has been to decode what the Moulin Rouge was to the audiences of 1899 and express that same thrill and excitement in a way to which contemporary movie - goers can relate. '' With that in mind, the film takes well - known popular music, mostly drawn from the MTV Generation, and anachronizes it into a tale set in a turn - of - the - century Paris cabaret. The movie also features editing that several critics compared to a music video, involving swirling camera motion, loud music, dancing, and frenetic cutting. Some of the songs sampled include `` Chamma Chamma '' from the Hindi movie China Gate, Queen 's `` The Show Must Go On '' ( arranged in operatic format ), David Bowie 's rendition of Eden Ahbez 's `` Nature Boy '', `` Lady Marmalade '' by Patti LaBelle ( the Christina Aguilera / P ! nk / Mýa / Lil ' Kim cover commissioned for the film ), Madonna 's `` Material Girl '' and `` Like a Virgin '', Elton John 's `` Your Song '', the titular number of The Sound of Music, `` Roxanne '' by The Police ( in a tango format using the composition `` Tanguera '' by Mariano Mores ), and `` Smells Like Teen Spirit '' by Nirvana, a song rarely used in films. The film uses so much popular music that it took Luhrmann almost two years to secure all the rights to the songs. Release and reception Originally set for release on Christmas 2000 as a high - profile Oscar contender, 20th Century Fox eventually moved the release to the following spring so director Luhrmann would have more time during post-production. The film premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival on 9 May -- making it the festival 's opening title. Moulin Rouge ! received generally positive reviews from critics. The film holds a rating of 66 / 100 at Metacritic based on 35 reviews, and a 76 % `` Fresh '' rating at Rotten Tomatoes, based on 193 reviews, and a 71 % `` Fresh '' rating, based on 40 `` top '' reviewers, saying `` A love - it - or - hate - it experience, Moulin Rouge is all style, all giddy, over-the - top spectacle. But it 's also daring in its vision and wildly original. '' In December 2001, it was named the best film of the year by viewers of Film 2001. Awards and honors This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( July 2012 ) The film was selected by the National Board of Review as the best film of 2001. It picked up six Golden Globe nominations including Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy, Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy ( for Nicole Kidman ), Best Actor in a Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy ( for Ewan McGregor ), Best Original Score ( for Craig Armstrong ), Best Director ( for Baz Luhrmann ) and Best Song ( `` Come What May '' ). It won three including the coveted Best Picture trophy. A few weeks later, it received 13 nominations at the BAFTA Awards, making it the most nominated film of the year for that ceremony. It took home three, including Best Supporting Actor for Jim Broadbent. The film received eight Oscar nominations, including Best Actress in a Leading Role and Best Picture. The film was not nominated for Best Director ( Luhrmann ) ; commenting on this during the Oscar ceremony, host Whoopi Goldberg remarked, `` I guess Moulin Rouge ! just directed itself. '' The film won the awards for Best Costume Design and Best Art Direction. `` Come What May '' ( the only original song in the film ) was disqualified from nomination for an Oscar because it was originally written ( but unused ) for Luhrmann 's previous film Romeo + Juliet and not written expressly for Moulin Rouge !. Entertainment Weekly put it on its end - of - the - decade, `` best - of '' list, saying, `` Baz Luhrmann 's trippy pop culture pastiche from 2001 was an aesthetically arresting ode to poetry, passion, and Elton John. It was so good, we 'll forgive him for Australia. '' ( 1079 / 1080 ). Award Subject Result AACTA Award ( 43rd Australian Film Institute Awards ) Best Film Martin Brown, Fred Baron, Baz Luhrmann Nominated Best Direction Baz Luhrmann Nominated Best Actor in a Leading Role Ewan McGregor Nominated Best Actress in a Leading Role Nicole Kidman Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role Richard Roxburgh Nominated Best Cinematography Donald McAlpine Won Best Editing Jill Bilcock Won Best Sound Andy Nelson, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics Won Best Production Design Catherine Martin Won Best Costume Design Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie Won Academy Award Best Picture Fred Baron, Martin Brown and Baz Luhrmann Nominated Best Actress Nicole Kidman Nominated Best Film Editing Jill Bilcock Nominated Best Cinematography Donald McAlpine Nominated Best Costume Design Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie Won Best Art Direction Art Direction : Catherine Martin ; Set Decoration : Brigitte Broch Won Best Makeup Maurizio Silvi and Aldo Signoretti Nominated Best Sound Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage and Guntis Sics Nominated ACE Eddie Best Edited Feature Film -- Comedy or Musical Jill Bilcock Won BAFTA Award Best Film Fred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann Nominated Best Direction Baz Luhrmann Nominated Best Original Screenplay Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce Nominated Best Supporting Actor Jim Broadbent Won Best Cinematography Donald McAlpine Nominated Best Sound Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics Won Best Music Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries Won Best Production Design Catherine Martin Nominated Best Costume Design Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie Nominated Best Editing Jill Bilcock Nominated Best Special Visual Effects Chris Godfrey, Andy Brown, Nathan McGuinness, Brian Cox Nominated Best Makeup and Hair Maurizio Silvi, Aldo Signoretti Nominated Golden Globe Award Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy Fred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann Won Best Director Baz Luhrmann Nominated Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Ewan McGregor Nominated Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nicole Kidman Won Best Original Song ( `` Come What May '' ) David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert Nominated Best Original Score Craig Armstrong Won Grammy Award Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Craig Armstrong Nominated National Board of Review Award Best Film Fred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann Won Producers Guild of America Award Best Picture Fred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann Won Satellite Award Best Film Fred Baron, Martin Brown, Baz Luhrmann Nominated Best Director Baz Luhrmann Won Best Original Screenplay Baz Luhrmann, Craig Pearce Nominated Best Actor Ewan McGregor Won Best Actress Nicole Kidman Won Best Original Score Craig Armstrong Won Best Original Song ( `` Come What May '' ) David Baerwald, Kevin Gilbert Nominated Best Cinematography Donald McAlpine Nominated Best Editing Jill Bilcock Nominated Best Visual Effects Chris Godfrey, Andy Brown, Nathan McGuinness, Brian Cox Nominated Best Art Direction and Production Design Catherine Martin Won Best Costume Design Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie Won Best Sound Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics Nominated Soundtrack Main articles : Moulin Rouge ! Music from Baz Luhrmann 's Film and Moulin Rouge ! Music from Baz Luhrmann 's Film, Vol. 2 Musical numbers performed in the film Nature Boy -- Toulouse Complainte de la Butte / Children of the Revolution The Sound of Music - Toulouse, Christian, and Satie Green Fairy Medley ( The Sound of Music / Children of the Revolution / Nature Boy ) -- Christian, The Bohemians, and the Green Fairy Zidler 's Rap Medley ( Lady Marmalade / Zidler 's Rap / Because We Can / Smells Like Teen Spirit ) -- Zidler, Moulin Rouge Dancers, Christian and Patrons Sparkling Diamonds ( Diamonds Are a Girl 's Best Friend / Material Girl ) -- Satine, and Moulin Rouge Dancers Rhythm of the Night - Moulin Rouge Dancers Sparkling Diamonds - Reprise - Satine Meet Me In The Red Room Your Song -- Christian I Hope You Do n't Mind ( Your Song - Reprise ) - Satine The Pitch - Spectacular Spectacular ( including short reprises of The Sound of Music and Your Song ) -- Zidler, Christian, Satine, The Duke, and Bohemians One Day I 'll Fly Away ( including a short reprise of Your Song ) -- Satine, ( Christian ) Elephant Love Medley -- Christian and Satine Your Song - Rehearsal Montage Scene Instrumental Chamma, Chamma - Cast of Spectacular Spectacular If I Should Die ( Górecki ) -- Satine Like a Virgin -- Zidler, The Duke, and Chorus Boys Come What May ( part 1 ) -- Christian, Satine The Greatest Thing ( Nature Boy ) - Cast of Spectacular Spectacular Come What May ( part 2 ) - Satine, the Argentinean and Cast of Spectacular Spectacular El Tango de Roxanne ( including a short reprise of Come What May ) -- The Argentinean, Christian, ( Satine ), The Duke, and Moulin Rouge Dancers Fool to Believe - Satine One Day I 'll Fly Away ( short reprise ) - Satine and Zidler The Show Must Go On -- Zidler, Satine, and Moulin Rouge Stagehands Your Song - After the Storm Scene Instrumental Hindi Sad Diamonds Medley ( Chamma Chamma / Diamonds Are a Girl 's Best Friend ) -- Toulouse, Nini Legs - in - the - Air, Satine, and the Cast of Spectacular Spectacular Come What May ( Reprise ) -- Satine and Christian Coup d'État - Finale ( Children of the Revolution / Your Song / One Day I 'll Fly Away / Come What May ) -- Christian, Satine, and Cast of Spectacular Spectacular Nature Boy ( Reprise ) -- Toulouse, Christian The following is a partial list of songs featured in the film along with the artist that popularized them. `` Nature Boy '' -- Nat King Cole, covered by David Bowie and remixed by Massive Attack for the soundtrack. `` The Sound of Music '' -- Mary Martin ( and later by Julie Andrews ) ( from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical of the same name, featuring overdubbed theremin played by Bruce Woolley ) `` The Lonely Goatherd '' -- also from The Sound of Music ( but heard as instrumental ) `` Children of the Revolution '' -- T. Rex `` Lady Marmalade '' -- Labelle, covered for the film, by Christina Aguilera, Lil ' Kim, Mýa, Missy Elliott, and Pink ) `` Because We Can '' -- Fatboy Slim `` Complainte de la Butte '' -- Georges Van Parys and Jean Renoir covered by Rufus Wainwright `` Rhythm of the Night '' -- DeBarge `` Material Girl '' -- Madonna `` Smells Like Teen Spirit '' -- Nirvana `` Diamonds Are a Girl 's Best Friend '' -- Introduced by Carol Channing, made popular by Marilyn Monroe. `` Diamond Dogs '' -- David Bowie covered for the film by Beck. `` Galop Infernal ( Can - can ) '' -- Jacques Offenbach ( tune for Spectacular, Spectacular ) `` One Day I 'll Fly Away '' -- The Crusaders, later Randy Crawford `` Children of the Revolution '' -- T. Rex ( Covered by Bono, Gavin Friday, Violent Femmes, and Maurice Seezer ) `` Gorecki '' -- Lamb `` Come What May '' -- Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman ( written by David Baerwald ) `` Roxanne '' -- The Police ( Title in film : `` El Tango de Roxanne '', combined with music `` Tanguera '' by Mariano Mores ) `` Tanguera '' -- Mariano Mores ( Title in film : `` El Tango de Roxanne '', combined with music `` Roxanne '' by The Police ) `` The Show Must Go On '' -- Queen `` Like a Virgin '' -- Madonna `` Your Song '' -- Elton John `` Chamma Chamma '' -- Alka Yagnik ( Incorporated in the film song titled `` Hindi Sad Diamonds '' ; originally performed by Alka Yagnik in the 1998 Hindi film China Gate, composed by Anu Malik. Elephant Love Medley The following is a list of songs featured in the medley, along with the names of the writers and singers of the original. `` Love is Like Oxygen '' by Sweet -- Andy Scott and Trevor Griffin `` Love Is a Many - Splendored Thing '' by Sammy Fain -- Sammy Fain and Paul Francis Webster `` Up Where We Belong '' by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes -- Jack Nitzsche and Buffy Sainte - Marie `` All You Need Is Love '' by The Beatles -- John Lennon and Paul McCartney `` I Was Made for Lovin ' You '' by Kiss -- Desmond Child, Paul Stanley, Vini Poncia `` One More Night '' by Phil Collins -- Phil Collins `` Pride '' by U2 -- U2 `` Do n't Leave Me This Way '' by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes -- Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Cary Gilbert `` Silly Love Songs '' by Wings -- Paul McCartney `` Heroes '' by David Bowie -- David Bowie `` I Will Always Love You '' by Dolly Parton and later Whitney Houston -- Dolly Parton `` Your Song '' by Elton John -- Elton John and Bernie Taupin The `` Elephant Love Medley '' also contains additional original lyrics by Italian pop tenor Alessandro Safina. In the Blu - ray release, it was revealed that the song that was planned to open the film was originally Cat Stevens ' `` Father and Son '', sung by Christian where he argues with his father for making him see that he has to go to Paris in order to make his dreams come true. Cat Stevens refused the permission for using the song in the film, therefore the song was changed to `` Nature Boy ''. Two soundtrack albums were released, with the second coming after the first one 's massive success. The first volume featured the smash hit single `` Lady Marmalade '', performed by Christina Aguilera, Lil ' Kim, Mýa and Pink. The first soundtrack, Moulin Rouge ! Music from Baz Luhrmann 's Film, was released on 8 May 2001, with the second Moulin Rouge ! Music from Baz Luhrmann 's Film, Vol. 2 following on 26 February 2002. Stage adaptation For a while in 2002 -- 03, there was speculation about the possibility of a stage musical based on Moulin Rouge !, possibly in Las Vegas, but there have been no public talks in the years since. Some sources claimed in 2006 that the director, Baz Luhrmann, had approached the leads of the film, Kidman and McGregor, to star in the potential stage version. In 2008, a stage adaptation, La Belle Bizarre Du Moulin Rouge ( The Moulin Rouge Bizarre 's Beauty ) toured Germany and produced a cast recording. As of 2016, a stage musical is being developed by Global Creatures and will be directed by Alex Timbers. on November 1, it was announced the show will premiere in summer 2018 at the Colonial Theatre following a Broadway run. See also Moulin Rouge, 1928 film Moulin Rouge, 1952 film References Jump up ^ `` MOULIN ROUGE ! ( 12 ) ''. British Board of Film Classification. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Moulin Rouge ! ( 2001 ) -- Box office / business ''. 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Question: what did she die of in moulin rouge
Answer: tuberculosis