The third film from pop-music-obsessed director Baz Luhrmann.

Rating: 9/10 (6 July 2010)

Paris, the Summer of Love, 1899: a penniles writer (Ewan McGregor) falls for a beautiful nightclub courtesan (Nicole Kidman).
Moulin Rouge! is a post-modern musical in which deconstructing the form subtracts more than it adds: the pop cover versions sounded better in their original versions, while relentless editing reduces the film to visual confetti; on its release in September 2001, many viewers did, however, take refuge in its camp humour, hokey, insincere romance, and dazzling costumes and sets. The film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture, and won two: for art direction and costume design.