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 | |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films (SB) 20th Century Fox (R+J, MR) |
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:
- 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. 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.