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Synopsis: The year is 1899, and Christian, a young English writer, has come to Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution taking hold of the city's drug and prostitute infested underworld. And nowhere is the thrill of the underworld more alive than at the Moulin Rouge, a night club where the rich and poor men alike come to be entertained by the dancers, but things take a wicked turn for Christian as he starts a deadly love affair with the star courtesan of the club, Satine. But her affections are also coveted by the club's patron: the Duke. A dangerous love triangle ensues as Satine and Christian attempt to fight all odds to stay together but a force that not even love can conquer is taking its toll on Satine...
Director(s): Baz Luhrmann
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 84 wins & 129 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.6
Metacritic:
66
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
PG-13
Year:
2001
127 min
$55,093,223
Website
9,928 Views


We were off to the Moulin Rouge.

And I was to perform my poetry

for Satine.

ZIDLER:

The Moulin Rouge.

CHRISTIAN:

Harold Zidler and his infamous girls.

They called them his "Diamond Dogs."

[SINGING] Voulez-vous coucher avec moi

Ce soir?

CHORUS [SINGING]: Hey, sister, go, sister

Soul sister, go, sister

[SINGING]

If life's an awful bore

And living's just a chore

That you do 'cause death's not much fun

I've just the antidote

And though l mustn't gloat

At the Moulin Rouge

You'll have fun

So scratch that little niggle

Give a little wiggle

You know that you can

Because we

Can cancan

Don't say you can't can't can't

You know you can cancan

Don't say you can't

Because you can

CHORUS:

Here we are now

Entertain us

We feel stupid

And contagious

Got some dark desire

Love to play with fire

Why not let it rip?

Live a little bit

We can cancan

Don't say you can't can't can't

You know you can cancan

You can cancan

Outside, it may be raining

But in here it's entertaining!

CHORUS:
If you love love love

To be free free free

The Moulin Rouge is the place to be

Because we can cancan

Yes, we can cancan!

Here we are now

Entertain us

Outside, things may be tragic

But in here we feel it's magic

The cancan.

Because we can cancan

CHORUS:
Go, sister

Soul sister

Hey, sister, go, sister

Soul sister, go, sister

Citchy-citchy yah-yah, dah, dah

Citchy-citchy yah-yah here

ZIDLER:

Because we can cancan

Yes, we can cancan

CHORUS:

Creole Lady Marmalade

ZIDLER:

Because we can cancan

'Cause it's good for your mind

Christian.

Mission accomplished.

We've successfully evaded Zidler.

It's her. The Sparkling Diamond.

[SINGING]

The French are glad to

Die for love

They delight

In fighting duels

CHRISTIAN:
But someone else was to

meet Satine that night.

But I prefer

A man who lives

Zidler's investor.

And gives expensive

Jewels

CHRISTIAN:

The Duke.

[CHEERING]

A kiss on the hand

May be quite continental

But diamonds are a girl's best friend

A kiss may be grand

But it won't pay the rental

On your humble flat

Or help you feed your pussycat

Men grow cold

As girls grow old

And we all lose our charms in the end

But square cut or pear-shaped

These rocks don't lose their shape

Diamonds are a girl's best friend

When am l going to meet the girl?

Tiffany's.

After her number. I've arranged a special

meeting, just you and Mademoiselle Satine.

Totally alone.

Cartier.

After her number, I've arranged

a private meeting.

Just you and Mademoiselle Satine.

Totally alone.

Alone?

TOULOUSE:

Yes, totally alone.

'Cause we are living

In a material world

And I am a material girl

SATINE:

Come and get me, boys.

Ow!

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Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann is an Australian writer, director and producer with projects spanning film, television, opera, theater, music and recording industries. As a storyteller, he 's known as a pioneer of pop culture, fusing high and low culture with a unique sonic and cinematic language. more…

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