Summary:
In the Summer of Love (1899), young, impoverished British writer
Christian (McGregor) arrives in Paris, France to be a part of the
Bohemian Revolution, in which writers, musicians, artists, actors, and
others gathered to let their voices and work be heard. Some Bohemians
living at Christian's hotel noticed his talent. That night, he was to go
to the Moulin Rouge (a nightclub, dance hall, brothel, and later
theater) to try to persuade its owner, Harold Zidler (Broadbent), to
approve of him writing the show. Little did Christian know that he had
to recite his modern poetry for Kidman, the most beautiful of all the
courtesans in the Moulin Rouge. Meanwhile, Kidman wrongly thinks that
Christian is the Duke, the man she was to seduce that night. Later,
Kidman finds out who Christian is. They immediately fall in love.
However, they must hide their love because Kidman cannot fall in love
with any man. The Duke eventually becomes crazy, trying to force Kidman
to seduce him. To top all the troubles, Kidman finds out that she is
dying from tuberculosis. She was going to elope with Christian, but
Zidler persuades her to stay, claiming that the Duke will kill
Christian, if she sees him. Kidman unwillingly forces herself to tell
Christian she hates him. However, Christian refuses to believe her. The
opening night of the show, Christian returns secretly to the Moulin
Rouge, as the Duke's "man servant" was guarding the theater. Christian
then appears with Kidman on stage by accident. He tells the audience
that he hates her, and he leaves the Moulin Rouge sadly. The Duke
thought he won, but at that moment, Kidman stood up and sang her secret
love song with Christian. Christian joins in, and they forgive each
other. Driven by jealousy and greed, the Duke tries to shoot Christian.
However, he fails. The audience goes crazy, thinking that this is all an
act. When the curtain fell, they were on their feet and clapping.
Everything was going so well, or Christian thought. Right before curtain
call, Kidman coughed up blood again. She died in Christian's arms.
Analysis:
Baz Luhrmann film " Moulin Rouge " (
2001) in the context of post-modern and oriental stylistic device in literature
and film is by Strictly Ballroom ( 1992) and William
Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet ( 1996) , the last work in Luhrmann , Red
Curtain Trilogy ' . The focus
is on the nature of the story or the narrative form , and not primarily on
their content . Moulin Rouge linked elements of American musicals of the 40s
and 50s with European chart Hits of the 1990s and narrative techniques from
Bollywood films. The main character, Christian, plays with postmodern and post-structuralist phenomena such
as intertextuality , multiple narrative levels and the self-reflexivity of the
characters and the story. The film is loud, colorful and hectic kitsch or art
, or both remains a matter of taste .
Sources: http://allreaders.com/movie-review-summary/moulin-rouge-6434
http://www.amazon.com/Postmodern-Oriental-Elements-Moulin-Rouge/dp/3863411447
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