Moulin Rouge! is a
2001 Academy Award winning
musical film directed by
Baz Luhrmann. It tells the story of a young
British poet, Christian, who falls in love with the star of the
Moulin Rouge cabaret actress and courtesan,
Satine. It uses the colourful musical setting of the
Montmartre Quarter of
Paris,
France. Some plot details, specifically the poor artist and his dying lover, bear relation to the
Giacomo Puccini opera La bohème (which Baz Luhrmann has also directed several times), including references to the "
Bohemian" subculture. Otherwise, the plot greatly resembles that of
Giuseppe Verdi's opera
La Traviata, especially the end. The film was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Picture and the
Academy Award for Best Actress for
Nicole Kidman, but won only the
Academy Award for Best Costume Design and the
Academy Award for Best Art Direction. The film was shot entirely at
Fox Studios in
Sydney,
Australia.