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-'''''Moulin Rouge!''''' is a 2001 [[musical film]] directed by [[Baz Luhrmann]], based largely on the [[Giuseppe Verdi]] opera ''[[La Traviata]]''. It tells the story of a young [[United Kingdom|British]] [[poet]]/[[writer]], Christian ([[Ewan McGregor]]), who falls in love with the star of the [[Moulin Rouge]], [[cabaret]] [[actor|actress]] and [[courtesan]] Satine ([[Nicole Kidman]]). It uses the musical setting of the [[Montmartre|Montmartre Quarter]] of [[Paris]], [[France]]. The film was nominated for eight [[Academy Award|Oscars]], including [[Best Picture]], and won two: for art direction and costume design. It was shot at [[Fox Studios Australia|Fox Studios]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].+'''''Moulin Rouge!''''' is a 2001 [[musical film]] directed by [[Baz Luhrmann]], based largely on the [[Giuseppe Verdi]] opera ''[[La Traviata]]''. It tells the story of a young [[United Kingdom|British]] [[poet]]/[[writer]], Christian ([[Ewan McGregor]]), who falls in love with the star of the [[Moulin Rouge]], [[cabaret]] [[actor|actress]] and [[courtesan]] [[Satine]] ([[Nicole Kidman]]). It uses the musical setting of the [[Montmartre|Montmartre Quarter]] of [[Paris]], [[France]]. The film was nominated for eight [[Academy Award|Oscars]], including [[Best Picture]], and won two: for art direction and costume design. It was shot at [[Fox Studios Australia|Fox Studios]] in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]].
In 2006, ''Moulin Rouge!'' ranked twenty-fifth on the [[American Film Institute]]'s [[AFI's 100 Years of Musicals|list of best musicals]]. In 2006, ''Moulin Rouge!'' ranked twenty-fifth on the [[American Film Institute]]'s [[AFI's 100 Years of Musicals|list of best musicals]].
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Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann, based largely on the Giuseppe Verdi opera La Traviata. It tells the story of a young British poet/writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), who falls in love with the star of the Moulin Rouge, cabaret actress and courtesan Satine (Nicole Kidman). It uses the musical setting of the Montmartre Quarter of Paris, France. The film was nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture, and won two: for art direction and costume design. It was shot at Fox Studios in Sydney, Australia.

In 2006, Moulin Rouge! ranked twenty-fifth on the American Film Institute's list of best musicals.



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