Moulin Rouge [videorecording] / Romulus presents ; screenplay by Anthony Veiller and John Huston ; directed by John Huston.
Material type:
FilmPublisher number: 1006503 | MGM Home EntertainmentLanguage: English Summary language: French, Spanish Publication details: Santa Monica, CA : Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, c2004.Edition: Full frame versionDescription: 1 videodisc (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 0792860764
- 9780792860761
- Moulin Rouge (Motion picture : 1952).
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Adult DVD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Moulin R | Available | 33111005858416 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Moulin Rouge is the story of 19th century French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, portrayed by José Ferrer. The film records his frustration over his physical handicap (the growth in his legs was stunted by a childhood accident), his efforts to "lose" himself in Paris' bawdy Montmartre district, and his career as a painter, which brought him money only when he turned out advertising posters--but what posters! Toulouse-Lautrec's drinking and debauchery lead to his early death, which in the hands of director John Huston is staged (brilliantly) in the manner of a musical comedy finale. This is the film in which Zsa Zsa Gabor actually acts, in the role of demimonde entertainer Jane Avril. As a bonus, the film's musical score (by Georges Auric) managed to hit the Top Ten charts in the U.S. When this immensely successful film was released to television in the late '50s, Moulin Rouge proved to be one of the strongest-ever incentives to purchase a color TV set. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
From the novel by Pierre La Mure.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952.
Special features: theatrical trailer.
Jose Ferrer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Suzanne Flon, Claude Nollier, Katherine Kath, Muriel Smith, Mary Claire, Colette Marchand.
"As a dwarf, Toulouse-Lautrec believes he's too ugly to ever fall in love. So he loses himself in painting ... and cognac. A fixture at Paris' infamous turn-of-the-century Moulin Rouge nightclub, Lautrec meets a girl from the street ... who breaks his heart"--Container.
DVD; Dolby digital mono.
Closed-captioned. Includes English language track, with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles.