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Moulin Rouge

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6.7/10 • 102

1952-12-231h 59m

Drama

Wild, wicked, wonderful Paris...all her loves, ladies and lusty legends!

In 1890 Paris, Moulin Rouge is a nightclub where crippled artist Toulouse-Lautrec feels like he fits in. In the following years, he meets two women who provide an opportunity for him to find true love.

Directors
John Huston
Editors
Ralph Kemplen

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  1. José Ferrer

    José Ferrer

    Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

  2. Zsa Zsa Gabor

    Zsa Zsa Gabor

    Jane Avril

  3. Suzanne Flon

    Suzanne Flon

    Myriamme Hayam

  4. Claude Nollier

    Claude Nollier

    Countess de Toulouse-Lautrec

  5. Katherine Kath

    Katherine Kath

    Louise Weber aka La Goulue

  6. Muriel Smith

    Muriel Smith

    Aicha

  7. Mary Clare

    Mary Clare

    Madame Loubet

  8. Walter Crisham

    Walter Crisham

    Valentin le Desossé

  9. Harold Kasket

    Harold Kasket

    Charles Zidler

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CinemaSerf

Mar 22, 2024

7/10

Rushing to meet his returning father, the young Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec takes a tumble down their elegant marble staircase and that leaves him with broken legs that will stunt his growth. Struggling to come to terms with his disability, he (José Ferrer) turns to a more Bohemian life in Paris where he makes a decent living as an artist whilst frequenting the world famous "Moulin Rouge" where he feels entirely at home amongst the dancers, creative and debauched types. The story here doesn't so much feature on his artistic talents, but more on the two loves of his life. The first is "Marie" (Colette Marchand) who makes a living as a lady of the night, and with whom he has at best a rocky sort of relationship. The second is the more sophisticated but troubled "Myriamme" (Suzanne Flon). His life is now in a maelstrom of turmoil from which he (or we) can see no obvious path of escape. This is quite a showcase for the on-form Ferrer whose naturally understated style of performing works well here with both Marchand and Flon. The writing is succinct and allows the contrasting nature of his relationships - not just with the women in his life, but with his family too - to develop effectively, if at times a little too slowly. It's Zsa Zsa Gabor who rather let's the side down. I was never quite sure what her talents were - but singing and/or dancing can't really be said to be amongst them as her musical numbers fall pretty flat. Still, the costumier and production designers give a vibrancy and authenticity to the look of this film and Georges Auric goes to town on a score that complements the whole thing in a lively, even stirring, fashion. It's not an history so don't expect any sort of meaningful chronology of the man's life or work - it's more of a soap. A classily designed and well acted one, but a Pernod-soaked soap nonetheless.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,500,000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
prostitutedancerparis, francecabaretartistpainterbiographyhistorical fictiondisabledbohemiancancan dancemontmartre, pariscabaret dancer19th centurymoulin rouge