Splashy, but Unorginal Plot

Rating: 7/10 (9 January 2003)

I have to say probably the best thing about this movie was the orginal arrangement and splicing of well-known songs. Sure the songs themselves are not orginal, but I really enjoy the creative use of them. Both soundtracks are a joy to listen to, except many of the songs are the orginal cut and not how they were played in the movie. Onto the problems. This is an out and out rip-off of Camille. Both stories are set in Paris at about the same era. Both Satine and Marguerite are women who use their bodies to get what they want. This later backfires when they actually fall in love with the wrong men. Both men come from poorer backgrounds but are armed with high ideals. There are also men in both stories using their money to buy the affections of Satine or Marguerite. To complete the case for plagerism, both women have consumption which plays a major role in their decisions.