Moulin - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This essay explores the evolution of Baz Luhrmann as a director, with reference to the films of Romeo Juliet, Moulin Rouge and The Great Gatsby. It explores the use of post-modern techniques in each film, and received 100% when marked.

Final Study Guide Music In the identification section, you will hear a piece of music; you must identify the work and composer:  G. F. Handel, Messiah: Comfort Ye and Ev'ry Valley (L09.04)  G. F. Handel, Messiah: Hallelujah (L09.04)  Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Spring (L09.04)  J. S. Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor (L09.04)  Joseph Haydn, Symphony #94 in G major: Surprise, 2nd movement (L10.04)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Piano Sonata #1 in C major, 1st movement (L10.0...

1000 word essay on the evolution of Baz Luhrman's directorial style. Films discussed: Moulin Rouge, The Great Gatsby and Romeo plus Juliet. Shown through his cinematic language: colour, camera movements and light; his storytelling techniques: intertextuality, appropriation, pastiche and fragmentation; and his belief in a ‘theatrical cinema’.