Baz Luhrman

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Baz Luhrmann was born in 1962 in New South Wales. He has directed three films, known as the “Red Curtain Trilogy.” Each film is noted for its unique style, usage of vibrant color, fantastic costumes and notable actors.

Films

The “Red Curtain Trilogy” includes Luhrmann’s three films. The first, Strictly Ballroom, was released in 1990 and starred Paul Mercurio and Tara Morice. In 1996, Luhrmann released his adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet aptly titled William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The film starred Leonardo DiCaprio as the melancholy Romeo Montague and Claire Danes as the young Juliet Capulet. An interesting point, the movie was filmed in a modern setting (Verona, California instead of Verona, Italy)but relied on much of Shakespeare’s original text as dialogue. The movie included many other notable actors such as Brian Dennehy as Romeo’s father, Paul Sorvino as Juliet’s father and John Leguizamo as Juliet’s cousin, Tybalt. His third movie, Moulin Rouge!, was released in 2001 to critical acclaim. The film starred Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor as ill-fated lovers. It was by far the most lavish of all three movies. He is said to be working on a fourth film set in Australia’s Outback. The film will star Nicloe Kidman and Russell Crowe. It is said to be an epic and is compared to Gone With The Win.

Other

• In 2003, Luhrmann directed the Broadway hit La Boheme. The show received 7 Tony Award nominations.
• In 2004, He directed a multimillion-dollar commercial campaign for Chanel No. 5 which starred Nicole Kidman.
• He released a song that hit the top of the UK pop charts in 1999 entitled “Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)”