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Red Curtain Trilogy
Directed by	Baz Luhrmann
Written by	Baz Luhrmann Craig Pearce
Produced by	Strictly Ballroom (SB): Tristram Mall Romeo + Juliet (R+J): Baz Luhrmann Gabriella Martinelli Martin Brown Moulin Rouge (MR): Baz Luhrmann Fred Baron Martin Brown
Starring	Paul Mercurio (SB) Tara Morice (SB) Leonardo DiCaprio (R+J) Claire Danes (R+J) Ewan McGregor (MR) Nicole Kidman (MR)
Cinematography	Steve Mason (SB) Donald McAlpine (R+J, MR)
Edited by	Jill Bilcock
Music by	David Hirschfelder (SB) Nellee Hooper (R+J) Craig Armstrong (MR)
Production companies	AFFC (SB) M&A Productions (SB) Bazmark (R+J, MR)
Distributed by	Miramax Films (SB) 20th Century Fox (R+J, MR)
Release date	1992–2001
Running time	441 minutes
Countries	Australia United States
Language	English
Budget	$70 million
Box office	$338,506,454

The Red Curtain Trilogy is a DVD boxed set, released in 2002, of the first three films directed by Baz Luhrmann:

• Strictly Ballroom (1992), starring Paul Mercurio and Tara Morice
• Romeo + Juliet (1996), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes
• Moulin Rouge! (2001), starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor

The films do not form a trilogy in the traditional sense, as there is no relationship between the plot and characters of the three films. Rather, Luhrmann said that the three films followed a specific style of filmmaking. Each film contains a theatre motif that reappears throughout the film. Dance is used in the first film, poetry and language in the second, and song in the third.

Reception

Box office performance

Critical response

Academy Award wins and nominations

References

1. Urban, Andrew L. (28 November 2002). "Red Curtain Trilogy: DVD". Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
2. Mayer, Geoff; Beattie, Keith (2007). The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand. Wallflower Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-904764-96-0.
3. Jess-Cooke, Carolyn (20 February 2012). Film Sequels. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-8947-7.
4. Busari, Stephanie (30 June 2008). "Luhrmann Brings down the Red Curtain with New Epic". CNN. WarnerMedia. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
5. Krenn, Sylvia (1 July 2013). Postmodern and Oriental Elements in 'Moulin Rouge!': Film Analysis. BACHELOR + MASTER PUBLISHING. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-3-86341-644-7.
6. Coyle, Rebecca (2013). "Baz Luhrmann's Eclectic Musical Signature in the Red Curtain Trilogy" (PDF). Screen Sound. 4. ISSN 1838-3351. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
7. "Strictly Ballroom (1993)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
8. "Romeo + Juliet (1996)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
9. "Moulin Rouge! (2001)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
10. "Strictly Ballroom (1992)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
11. "Strictly Ballroom Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
12. "Romeo + Juliet (1996)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
13. "Romeo + Juliet Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
14. "Moulin Rouge! (2001)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
15. "Moulin Rouge! Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
16. "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
17. "The 74th Academy Awards (2002) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

Further reading

• Carey, Louise (2012). Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy: An Investigation of Theatrical Cinematic Techniques. Design, Textiles, National College of Art and Design, Dublin.
• Everett, Mary Elizabeth (7 December 2005). 'Spectacular, Spectacular': The Mythology of Theatre and Cinema within Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy (Master of Arts thesis). North Carolina State University.
• Koch, Anett (2014). The Visual Aesthetics of Baz Luhrmann's 'Red Curtain Cinema' (Masters thesis). University of Mannheim, English Departement. ISBN 978-3-656-67523-5 – via GRIN Verlag.
• "Baz Luhrmann – Analysis of the Red Curtain Trilogy". Bartleby.com. 10 October 2004.

External links

• Baz Luhrmann at IMDb
• Strictly Ballroom at IMDb
• Romeo + Juliet at IMDb
• Moulin Rouge! at IMDb

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