Moulin Rouge! (2001)

Moulin Rouge!: Directed by Baz Luhrmann. With Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo, Jim Broadbent. A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets.

“This movie was the last of four movies showcasing the beauty of Pia Degermark; a Swedish actress from the 1960s. She was the classic beauty in the Swedish movie u0026quot;Elvira Madiganu0026quot;- a movie that won quite a few awards on the international scene and made her a well known actress on her initial outing at age 18. This movie came out in 1967 and though set in the 19th century actually reflected the changing attitudes and mores of Western Society during the u0026quot;golden ageu0026quot; of the youth movement. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eShe had a very strong supporting role a couple of years later in the movie u0026quot;The Looking Glass Waru0026quot;; a realistic view of espionage during that period. Her role as u0026quot;The Girlu0026quot; in that movie was very strong and she showed her acting strength alongside that of a young Anthony Hopkins!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;The Vampire Happeningu0026quot; is a much more lighthearted movie than Elvira Madigan or The Looking Glass War or the seldom seen u0026quot;A Brief Seasonu0026quot; . She had just married a wealthy Italian industrialist who was also a noted film producer, and he wanted to show off his u0026quot;trophy wife.u0026quot; And, she wanted to show off herself; hence the large amount of nudity. In her case it was pretty much only topless nudity- of historical interest are the scenes in the torture chamber where a nude female is subjected to medieval punishment. These scenes were brushing against the censor standards of that age. Though Sweden (Degermarku0026#39;s home country) had allowed some u0026quot;artisticu0026quot; female nudity in its own films for a few years prior to that the films had generally not been distributed in the u0026quot;unratedu0026quot; format outside of that country. This film was one of the first distributed films showing the torture of a nude woman; as well as giving a substantial glance at her pubic region (not usually allowed back then- you could show breasts and butts only and were glad you show even that much!). They got away with showing the realistic torture scenes in this movie as they were depicted in a fairly u0026quot;lighthearted u0026quot; manner and in a day dream sequence. Nevertheless, this film is sometimes mentioned as a ground breaker in what it did show (sex and somewhat realistic torture of a nude woman). u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyway, when you see this movie you really see a young bride during and enjoying the honeymoon phase of her marriage and that along is reason enough to view it. It is a lighthearted romp and if you find a technical mistake somewhere in it please be advised that probably nobody else really cares!! It brings up great memories for people who were teenagers during this time (like me). Of note is one of the final scenes in the movie that takes place in an airport- no metal detectors or X-Ray machines, no lines, and a beautiful architectural setting! Like the rest of the movie, it is a nostalgic look back at a golden age!”