tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post760436819410245582..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Moulin Rouge - True Beauty in FilmRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-88057221862628880112009-10-07T10:28:59.690-04:002009-10-07T10:28:59.690-04:00Beautiful! blog Becky, for a beautiful movie. This...Beautiful! blog Becky, for a beautiful movie. This movie grabbed me from the beginning, and did not let go. i think iam going to have to add this DVD to my collection.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476174860119487509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-50236748504909801812009-10-07T08:43:21.571-04:002009-10-07T08:43:21.571-04:00What a beautiful post. A worthy successor to "...What a beautiful post. A worthy successor to "On Your Toes." As I read, words and images from Le Moulin Rouge flashed before my eyes; I felt as though I was seeing the film through your eyes. Incredibly, I did not know that LMR was directed by John Huston. No wonder it is such a great movie!Noireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11465062741888837392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-20654422423337107342009-10-07T00:17:35.305-04:002009-10-07T00:17:35.305-04:00Great post on a great film, Becky. It seems that J...Great post on a great film, Becky. It seems that John Huston had some kind of battle regarding the color on this film. I haven't been able to dig up the source where I first read this info, but it seems whatever he was up to back in 1952 was somehow different or unusual and perhaps hasn't truly been seen on TV (?). I'm not a fan of the Baz Luhrman film (thought the music could've been better selected) - and don't see any connection beyond the name.The Lady Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963115499930520653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-37909272825760422602009-10-06T21:59:33.394-04:002009-10-06T21:59:33.394-04:00Rick, I really don't consider the Lurman movie...Rick, I really don't consider the Lurman movie to be related at all. It was excellent, but I can see no comparison to this film. Lautrec was done as a caricature by John Leguizamo, and very well done, as so many of the characters were caricature types, such as the duke. It was a clever, unusual movie that I liked very much, but not any kind of remake in my opinion. I have such an empathy and love for Lautrec, it was almost difficult for me to see him caricatured like that, but the movie was well done enough to make it palatable to me.ClassicBeckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03591715859057540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-73725101217504764842009-10-06T21:25:10.648-04:002009-10-06T21:25:10.648-04:00Becky, this was a very informative post on a movie...Becky, this was a very informative post on a movie I haven't seen in a long time. What I remember best about it is the elaborate set design and the colorful costumes, which both earned Oscars. I was also amazed with how Huston used camera angles and depth perspective to make Ferrer look shorter (I didn't know about tying his legs, too). What did you think of the Baz Lurman pseudo-remake?Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-58504003859450189672009-10-06T21:21:19.543-04:002009-10-06T21:21:19.543-04:00Becky, I have never seen this film. Lautrec sounds...Becky, I have never seen this film. Lautrec sounds like a burdened man with physical challenges and alcohol dependency. It is interesting that his art shows a lot of motion, especially of legs, and is very colorful and filled with attractive people. Jose Ferrer was an excellent Cyrano and I can visualize him in this role. Thank you for painting a vivid portrait of a work about which you are passionate.toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.com