Moulin Rouge (1952)
Genre: Biography / Drama
Duration: 119 minuten
Country:
United Kingdom
Directed by: John Huston
Stars: José Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor and Suzanne Flon
IMDb score:
7,0 (7.234)
Releasedate: 23 December 1952
Moulin Rouge plot
"Wild, wicked, wonderful Paris...all her loves, ladies and lusty legends!"
A colorful film by director John Huston, based on the life of Toulouse-Lautrec, a 19th century Parisian artist who suffered a growth disorder as a result of an accident in his youth.
Actors and actresses
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Jane Avril
Myriamme Hayam
Countess de Toulouse-Lautrec
Louise Weber aka La Goulue
Aicha
Madame Loubet
Valentin le Desossé
Charles Zidler
Le Père Cotelle
Reviews & comments
speedy23
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- 18945 messages
- 14043 votes
A masterly biopic about the painter-graphic artist Toulouse-Lautrec. Director John Huston brilliantly captures the atmosphere of Montmartre, the colorful characters, as well as Lautrec's distorted vision of life. Excellent actors and a beautiful title song. Good for two Oscars and four nominations
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Movsin
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- 8286 messages
- 8441 votes
Saw the movie on release. Imagine.
Having now looked at this work again, I must conclude that "Moulin Rouge" was a very clever film for its time and still comes across as solid.
Appreciation for the whole setup on and around the figure of the handicapped and bitter Toulouse-Lautrec, excellently played by José Ferrer.
The film's opening scenes are full of atmosphere and the depiction of the show's eccentric characters is caricatured, colorful and picturesque.
Then the film fades a bit, a bit too many images of the painter's work, a bit repetitive to finally end with a beautiful, sensitive closing sequence.
Nice to see the young Suzanne Flon, whom I actually only really got to know as the older, bright aunt from "L'Eté Meurtrier". Now as a beautiful, young woman, playing her role perfectly
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Bobbejaantje
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- 2301 messages
- 2092 votes
Beautiful film. What a tragic life Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec has known. A complex man with complex relationships. I felt completely drawn into the story and moved by the painter's experience. Good acting performances, beautifully filmed screenplay in which you get an insight into the life and work of a gifted artist, Paris in technicolor, what more could you want?
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