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Kidmans many injuries dogged the production and evenleft her with a reputation of being uninsurable.
(Just seeingEwan McGregor scratch his headstill fires off all my serotonin receptors.)
To celebrate the films anniversary, Vulture is looking back at ten of the songs that definedMoulin Rouge.
ItsMoulin Rouge!at its zaniest,with whiplash-inducing camera zooms and slapstick-y sound effects straight out ofLooney Tunes.
Is Nicole Kidman a great singer?
I do not know, but the film does an expert job of making it seem like she is!
The gang isthentransported to the Moulin Rouge, at whichwe finally hear the opening bars of Lady Marmalade.
(Old men in tuxedos singing Smells Like Teen Spirit?
Jim Broadbent doing backflips in a ringmaster costume?
Whered she go?)
Christian returns her call with a full-throated response, a moment that demanded something original.
When Come What May is called upon as a reprise, it finally rises to the occasion.
When she makes her entrance, all eyes are on her.
As she literally high-kicks away ogling worshipers, it feels like the musical equivalent of her now-iconicdivorce photo.
The number is pure joy until she collapses from exhaustion, foreshadowing her tragic death to come.
Obi-Wan may wield the force, but theStar Warsuniverse rarely utilizes McGregors greatest weapon: his charm.
Kidmans character has one job: never to fall in love.
Your Song
When McGregor shout-sings, My gift is my song!
every garret in Montmartre lights up and Kidmans jaw hits the floor.
