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We actually have an on going dispute in our household about what the title actually means in French. I believe that Moulin Rouge means Red windmill, I vaguely recall my GCSE French lessons and during one of them which I actually attended I have a hazy recollection of Madame McPhearson(we had a Scottish French tutor…tres confusant!) teaching us that Moulin meant Windmill. My mother however(who would argue that black is white, I hasten to add!) argues that Moulin does not mean windmill, she is not sure what the word means in French but it definatley isn’t that! If anybody actually knows what Moulin Rouge means in French please inform us so that we can settle this petty squabble (or alternatvley just agree with me that it means red windmill otherwise I lose a tenner!) I would have thought that the fact the film focuses around a big Red windmill would have been a dead give away but anyway I digress………

The Moulin Rouge is set to become a large theatre but in order to do this it needs the backing of the duke and his wads of cash. Above all Satine wants to become a famous actress (Don’t we all love!). Christian visits the Moulin Rouge one night along with Toulous and co and falls drastically in love with Satine. Due to a string of misunderstandings Christian finds himself in Satines boudoir and Satine believes that Christisn is the duke and tries to woo him in order to get him to cough up the money for creating Moulin Rouge in t a theatre. However the duke is not Christian he is instead a slimy, disgusting old man with a dangerous jealous streak.

The film is absolutely fantastic and one which I don’t think that I could ever tire of watching. Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman play the star crossed lovers and are indeed a perfect if not perculiar match. I would never have had Nicole down as being the right actor for the part of Satine but she stole the show! Also both of the leads have fantastic voices and actually sang live for the recording, the voices were not dubbed on in the editing suit.

Moulin Rouge takes modern songs and gives them a really good twist. My favourites include Smells like teen spirit and Roxane. Other songs to feat inc: Your song, one day I’ll fly away, we could be heros, like a virgin and Diamonds are a girls best friend.

Watch out for guest apperance from Kylie Minogue who seems to be getting her face on everything these days! She plays the green fairy on the absinthe bottle. My personal favourite is ofcourse Ewan McGregor and this boys acting ability is just outstanding. Who would have thought that the guy who made Renton in Trainspotting look so repulsive could make Christian in Moulin Rouge appear so romantic and damn right gorgeous! Well with a face like his anything is possible! No honestly Ewan really does play the poor penniless poet who is obsessed with love to the best of his ability and has a cracking voice thrown in to the bargain too. The chemistry between McGregor and Kidman is amazing.

Baz Luhrman never lets his audience down and if you liked the beautiful imagry of Romeo and Juliet and the stunning dance routines of Strictley ballroom then you will love Moulin Rouge. As Baz himself once said