Featuring an iconic performance from AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Nicole Kidman, director Baz Luhrmann’s MOULIN ROUGE! (2001) was recognized in the year of its release with an AFI AWARD, naming it among the most outstanding motion pictures of year. According to the official rationale, “MOULIN ROUGE! is a kaleidoscope of melodrama, soap opera and opera, which updates the traditional American musical genre. The film tells the story of a passionate but doomed love affair in dynamic images that explode with color, energy and humor.” The film was also acknowledged by the American Film Institute as one of the art form’s great musicals – with “Come What May” also ranking among the most memorable film songs.
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