Red Curtain Trilogy

Red Curtain Trilogy
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:^[1]^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]^[5] 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.^[6]

^ Urban, Andrew L. (28 November 2002). "Red Curtain Trilogy: DVD". Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ Mayer, Geoff; Beattie, Keith (2007). The Cinema of Australia and New Zealand. Wallflower Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-1-904764-96-0.
^ Jess-Cooke, Carolyn (20 February 2012). Film Sequels. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-0-7486-8947-7.
^ Busari, Stephanie (30 June 2008). "Luhrmann Brings down the Red Curtain with New Epic". CNN. WarnerMedia. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ 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.
^ 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.

[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.

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