Moulin Rouge 1952

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 119 min

genre: drama

theme: biographical

director: John Huston

Score: 5 / 10

Moulin Rouge is a 1952 British drama film directed by John Huston, produced by John and James Woolf for their Romulus Films company and released by United Artists. The film is set in Paris in the late 19th century, following artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in the city's bohemian subculture in and around the burlesque palace the Moulin Rouge. The screenplay is by Huston, based on the 1950 novel by Pierre La Mure. The cinematography was by Oswald Morris. This film was screened at the 14th Venice International Film Festival where it won the Silver Lion.

Plot

In 1890 Paris crowds pour into the Moulin Rouge nightclub as artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec finishes a bottle of cognac while sketching the club's dancers. The club's regulars arrive: singer Jane Avril teases Henri charmingly, dancers La Goulue and Aicha fight, and owner Maurice Joyant offers Henri free drinks for a month in exchange for painting a promotional poster. At closing time, Henri waits for the crowds to disperse before standing to reveal his four-foot six-inch stature. As he walks to his Montmartre apartment, he recalls the events that led to his disfigurement.

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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	bite buy childhood home closing time dance hall delirium tremens discover drink family home henri de toulouse-lautrec high society jane avril la goulue last rites married man meet montmartre morning moulin rouge new life paint police sergeant pont alexandre iii sing sketch street walker think true love wait young adult
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 United Artists
recordedAt	London Paris
theme	biographical dance romantic drama