Moulin Rouge 1952

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 119 min

genre: historical

theme: romantic drama

director: John Huston

Score: 5 / 10

Moulin Rouge is a 1952 British historical romantic drama film directed by John Huston from a screenplay he co-wrote with Anthony Veiller, based on the 1950 novel of the same name by Pierre La Mure, and produced by John and James Woolf. The film follows artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec as he navigates the bohemian subculture of 19th-century Paris, centered around the Moulin Rouge, a burlesque venue. It was screened at the 14th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Lion.

Plot

In 1890 Paris, crowds gather at the Moulin Rouge as artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec finishes a bottle of cognac while sketching the dancers. Regular patrons arrive: singer Jane Avril teases Henri, dancers La Goulue and Aicha argue, and owner Maurice Joyant offers Henri free drinks for a promotional poster. After closing, Henri reveals his 4-foot-6-inch (137cm) stature. A flashback shows that, as a child, he injured his legs in a fall, which never healed due to a genetic disorder from his parents being first cousins.

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More details

author	Anthony Veiller John Huston Pierre La Mure
award	Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color
contentLocation	Paris
director	John Huston
editor	Ralph Kemplen
genre	drama historical romance
keywords	deathbed delirium tremens dive bar even first cousin flea market genetic disorder injured model moulin rouge new life night out obsess paint pont alexandre iii river shop sketch societal hypocrisy survive want young woman
musicBy	Georges Auric
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Color Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
producer	John and James Woolf
productionCompany	John and James Woolf
publisher	British Lion Films
recordedAt	London Paris
theme	biographical dance romantic drama