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 | |
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]
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]
For more details on the reception of each film, see the "Reception" section on each film's article. |
Film | Australian release date | Box office gross | Budget | Ref(s) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | Other territories | Worldwide | ||||
Strictly Ballroom | 20 August 1992 | $11,738,022 | — | $11,738,022 | $3 million | [7] |
Romeo + Juliet | 26 December 1996 | $46,351,345 | $101,203,653 | $147,554,998 | $14.5 million | [8] |
Moulin Rouge! | 24 May 2001 | $57,386,607 | $121,826,827 | $179,213,434 | $52.5 million | [9] |
Film | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic | CinemaScore |
---|---|---|---|
Strictly Ballroom | 95% (41 reviews)[10] | 72 (16 reviews)[11] | — |
Romeo + Juliet | 72% (64 reviews)[12] | 60 (20 reviews)[13] | A- |
Moulin Rouge! | 76% (198 reviews)[14] | 66 (35 reviews)[15] | B+ |
Film | Ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet | 69th Academy Awards | Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch |
Nominated | [16] |
Moulin Rouge! | 74th Academy Awards | Best Picture | Martin Brown, Fred Baron, Baz Luhrmann | Nominated | [17] |
Best Actress | Nicole Kidman | Nominated | |||
Best Art Direction | Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch |
Won | |||
Best Cinematography | Donald McAlpine | Nominated | |||
Best Costume Design | Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie | Won | |||
Best Film Editing | Jill Bilcock | Nominated | |||
Best Makeup | Maurizio Silvi, Aldo Signoretti | Nominated | |||
Best Sound | Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics | Nominated |