A singer marries a famous composer, and after a while she gets the itch to go back on the stage. However, her husband won't let her.
Is it worth the watch? Look, if you dig 1930s musicals that feel like they were put together on a Friday afternoon, you’ll probably have a good time with Moulin Rouge. It’s got that specific, frantic energy where everyone is talking just a little too fast and the plot exists mostly to get us to the next musical number....
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Sidney Lanfield
Victor Heerman
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"Is it worth the watch? Look, if you dig 1930s musicals that feel like they were put together on a Friday afternoon, you’ll probably have a good time with Moulin Rouge. It’s got that specific, frantic energy where everyone is talking just a little too fast and the plot exists mostly to get us to the next musical number. If you hate old-fashioned stage tropes or need your movies to make logical sense, maybe skip this one. The whole premise of switching places with your own sister is so ridiculous..."
Nunnally Johnson, Henry Lehrman, Lyon de Bri
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