Jacki Clérico
Jacki Clérico( March 18, 1929 – January 13, 2013) was a French businessman who owned the Moulin Rouge cabaret of Paris from 1962 until his death in 2013.
Clérico is credited with reviving the popularity of the Moulin Rouge over the course of fifty years.
Clérico was born in Paris, France, on March 18, 1929.
In 1928, his father, Joseph Clérico, a glassmaker, had moved to Paris from the Piedmont region with his brother, Louis Clérico.
The brothers had opened a Parisian glass shop.
Joseph and Louis made much of their family's fortune during the German occupation of Paris during World War II, when there was a shortage of glassmakers in the city.
The Cléricos were hired to make glass for cities throughout France and Germany which had suffered bombing damage.
They had both acquired considerable wealth through their repairs by the end of the war.
The brothers purchased the Le Lido cabaret on the Champs- Élysées in 1946.
In 1955, Joseph and Louis purchased the Moulin Rouge.
They upgraded the kitchens and marketed the venue as a tourist destination.
Still, the Moulin Rouge continued to suffer from financial distress by the early 1960s.
Jacki Clérico took over the Moulin Rouge in 1962 from his father, Joseph.
Clérico built a new aquarium for performances, expanded the auditorium, and introduced professional theater backdrops and scenery.
His first revue," Frou- Frou," opened to sold out audiences in 1963.
From that point on, Jacki Clérico only opened revues beginning with the letter" F" in keeping with a superstition that the letter brought luck beginning with" Frou- Frou".
His other revues, included" Frisson"( 1965)," Fascination"( 1967)," Fantastic"( 1970)," Festival"( 1973)," Follement"( 1976)," Frénésie"( 1979)," Femmes, Femmes, Femmes ..."( 1983), followed this tradition.
The music of these revues was composed by Henri Betti.
In 1989, Clerico opened" Formidable" to mark the 100th anniversary of the Moulin Rouge.
Guests included Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
The Moulin Rouge began to lose popularity again during the 1990s.
Clérico continued to produce the Moulin Rouge's trademark revues, but the cabaret nearly went bankrupt in 1997.
The last show that Clérico produced was" Féerie" in 1999, which featured one hundred dancers.
The release of Baz Luhrmann's" Moulin Rouge!" in 2001, which starred Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, and Jim Broadbent, revived the club's popularity.
The Moulin Rouge is now marketed as a family- oriented destination.
Jacki Clérico turned over the day- to- day operations of the Moulin Rouge to his son, Jean- Jacques Clérico, during his later years.
He served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Moulin Rouge until shortly before his death.
Clérico died on January 13, 2013, at the age of 83.
William T. Warrener
William Tom Warrener( 18611934) was an English painter of portraits, landscapes and figurative subjects.
He is best known for being the subject of his friend Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec's painting" L'Anglais au Moulin Rouge"( The Englishman at the Moulin Rouge)( 1892).
He also appears in the background of" Jane Avril dansant"( 1892).
Shadows of the Orient
Shadows of the Orient is a 1935 American film directed by Burt P. Lynwood.
Moulin Rouge (1928 film)
Moulin Rouge is a 1928 British silent drama film directed by Ewald André Dupont and starring Olga Tschechowa, Eve Gray and Jean Bradin.
The film is set in and around the Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris.
The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge
The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge( French: Le fantôme du Moulin- Rouge) is a 1925 French silent comedy fantasy film( made in 1924), directed by René Clair and starring Albert Préjean, Sandra Milovanoff and Paul Ollivier.
It was based on a novel by Walter Schlee.
The film's sets were designed by Robert Gys.
Shadows of Death
Shadows of Death is a 1945 American western film directed by Sam Newfield.
A Night at the Moulin Rouge
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Night at the Moulin Rouge( French: Une nuit au Moulin- Rouge) is a 1957 French comedy film directed by Jean- Claude Roy and starring Tilda Thamar, Noël Roquevert and Jean Tissier.
Much of the film is portrayed as taking place in the Moulin Rouge cabaret nightclub in Paris.
Moulin Rouge!
Moulin Rouge!
is a 2001 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann.
The film is the third and final installment of" Red Curtain Trilogy", a Luhrmann film concept following" Strictly Ballroom" and" Romeo+ Juliet".
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.
Shadows of the Moulin Rouge
Shadows of the Moulin Rouge is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by Alice Guy and starring Fraunie Fraunholz, Claire Whitney and Joseph Levering.
It was produced by Solax Studios at Fort Lee, then picked up for release by William Fox's Box Office Attractions, a forerunner of Fox Film.
Alice Guy-Blaché
Alice Guy or Alice Guy-Blaché
(July 1, 1873 – March 24, 1968) was a French pioneer filmmaker, active from the late 19th century, and one of the very first to make a narrative fiction film.
She was the first woman to direct a film.
From 1896 to 1906, she was probably the only female filmmaker in the world.
She experimented with Gaumont's Chronophone sync-sound system, and with color-tinting, interracial casting, and special effects.
She was artistic director and a co-founder of Solax Studios in Flushing, New York.
In 1912, Solax invested $100,000 for a new studio in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the center of American filmmaking prior to the establishment of Hollywood.
That year, she made the film "A Fool and His Money", probably the first to have an all-African-American cast.
The film is now at the National Center for Film and Video Preservation at the American Film Institute.

Question: Which country the director of film Shadows Of The Moulin Rouge is from?
Answer: French