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Moulin Rouge: “the artiest film ever predicated as a summer blockbuster”
Baz Luhrmann’s all-raving Moulin Rouge – returning to cinemas this week for its 25th anniversary – is not just an ambitious stab at reviving the musical, it is also a rapturous blend of cultural references old and new, argued Graham Fuller in our June 2001 issue.
By Graham Fuller
Moulin Rouge: “the artiest film ever predicated as a summer blockbuster”