''Red Curtain Trilogy''

The Red Curtain Trilogy
Directed by	Baz Luhrmann
Produced by	SB: Tristram Mall R+J: Baz Luhrmann Gabriella Martinelli Martin Brown MR!: Baz Luhrmann Fred Baron Martin Brown
Written by	Baz Luhrmann Craig Pearce
Starring	Paul Mercurio Tara Morice (SB) Leonardo DiCaprio Claire Danes (R+J) Ewan McGregor Nicole Kidman (MR)
Music by	David Hirschfelder (SB) Nellee Hooper (R+J) Craig Armstrong (MR)
Cinematography	Steve Mason (SB) Donald McAlpine
Edited by	Jill Bilcock
Production company	AFFC (SB) M&A Productions (SB) Angel Studios (MR) Bazmark
Distributed by	Miramax Films (SB) 20th Century Fox
Release date	February 12, 1993 (1993-02-12) (SB) November 1, 1996 (1996-11-01) (R+J) June 1, 2001 (2001-06-01) (MR)
Running time	441 minutes
Country	Australia United States
Language	English Spanish French
Budget	$70 million
Box office	$338,506,454

The Red Curtain Trilogy is the title given to the first three films directed by Baz Luhrmann:

• 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

These three films were included in the Red Curtain Trilogy DVD box set released in 2002.^[1] The films do not form a trilogy in the traditional sense, as there is no relationship between the plot of each film. Instead, the Red Curtain Trilogy has been described by Luhrmann as following a specific filmmaking technique.^[2] 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.

Box office

• Strictly Ballroom (94 minutes) – $11,738,022^[3] (Budget: A$3 million)^[4]
• Romeo + Juliet (120 minutes) – $147,554,998^[5] (Budget: $14.5 million)^[6]
• Moulin Rouge! (127 minutes) – $179,213,434^[7] (Budget: $52.5 million)^[8]

Critical reception

• Strictly Ballroom – 95% (Rotten Tomatoes);^[9] 7.3 (Internet Movie Database)^[10]
• Romeo + Juliet – 72% (Rotten Tomatoes);^[11] 6.9 (Internet Movie Database)^[12]
• Moulin Rouge! – 78% (Rotten Tomatoes);^[13] 7.7 (Internet Movie Database)^[14]

References

1. ↑ Urban, Andrew L. (2002-11-28). "Red Curtain Trilogy: DVD". Urban Cinefile. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
2. ↑ Busari, Stephanie (2008-06-30). "Luhrmann brings down Red Curtain with new epic". CNN. Retrieved 2010-03-08. 
3. ↑ Strictly Ballroom at Box Office Mojo
4. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105488/business
5. ↑ Romeo + Juliet at Box Office Mojo
6. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117509/business
7. ↑ Moulin Rouge! at Box Office Mojo
8. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009/business
9. ↑ Strictly Ballroom at Rotten Tomatoes
10. ↑ Strictly Ballroom on IMDb
11. ↑ Romeo + Juliet at Rotten Tomatoes
12. ↑ Romeo + Juliet on IMDb
13. ↑ Moulin Rouge! at Rotten Tomatoes
14. ↑ Moulin Rouge! on IMDb

External links

• Baz Luhrmann on IMDb
• Strictly Ballroom on IMDb
• Romeo + Juliet on IMDb
• Moulin Rouge! on IMDb
• Strictly Ballroom at Box Office Mojo
• Romeo + Juliet at Box Office Mojo
• Moulin Rouge! at Box Office Mojo
• Strictly Ballroom at Rotten Tomatoes
• Romeo + Juliet at Rotten Tomatoes
• Moulin Rouge! at Rotten Tomatoes