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The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love... and be loved in return (La cosa più grande che tu possa imparare è amare e lasciarti amare). Wow, what a movie! I start watching it, and BAM... I know all the lines and many of the songs by heart. Unlike the user who reviewed this film before me, I love musicals. I even remember having watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show, but I can tell you that I didn't like it at all. A film I literally adored is The Phantom of the Opera, a musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, which those who have a few years under their belt will remember not only because he composed the music for Jesus Christ Superstar, one of the greatest rock operas in the history of Western music, easily comparable to the greatest albums by the most important English bands, such as Tales From Topographic Oceans by Yes, Tommy and Quadrophenia by the Who, and also Too Old To Rock'n'Roll: Too Young To Die!, Thick As A Brick, and, why not, A Passion Play by the legendary Jethro Tull (even though their long discography of prog and rock works is really vast), but also because he composed the musical Evita, in whose movie (if I'm not mistaken, also directed by Joel Schumacher) stars Miss Veronica Ciccone, aka Madonna.
Having said that Moulin Rouge! is not a film for everyone, I must say that you understand its importance and the extraordinary message hidden between the lines of the film only if you have experienced a very strong and very beautiful emotion.
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This enthusiastic review praises Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge! as an extraordinary musical film full of powerful emotions and memorable songs. The reviewer highlights their love for musicals and draws connections to famous works by Andrew Lloyd Webber, emphasizing the film’s deep message of love. Though not a film for everyone, it resonates strongly with those who appreciate passionate storytelling in musicals.
Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann is an Australian film director, producer and screenwriter known for opulent, music-driven features including Romeo + Juliet (1996), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Great Gatsby (2013) and Elvis (2022).05 Reviews
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