As great as an Opera.

Rating: Null/10 (12 January 2002)

I've always liked the musicals and the Opera. And this movie makes a use of the music I rarely saw on a film. It introduces a leit-motiv, a musical theme for every plot theme, following the rules created by Wagner and Verdi: Your song and Come what may, for the lovers; Roxanne, for de jealousy; Diamonds are the girls best friends, for the materialism of Satine, and many more. I don't mind the anachronism, and I believe that, with a little imagination, everyone can even enjoy it. The actors are splendid in their roles and as a singers, the costumes and art direction are precious (the elephant and the gothic tower are very original sets), the musical moments provokes high and magical feelings and amazing climax (through the use of an accelerated camera operations, but in this case the finality justifies methods). Those things make it so great.