lesson: Moulin Rouge, 2001  

Plot Summary: Christian, a young wannabe Bohemian poet living in 1899 Paris, defies his father by joining the colorfully diverse clique inhabiting the dark, fantastical underworld of Paris' now legendary Moulin Rouge. In this seedy but glamorous haven of sex, drugs and newly-discovered electricity, the poet-innocent finds himself plunged into a passionate but ultimately tragic love affair with Satine, the club's highest paid star and the city's most famous courtesan. Their romance is played out against the infamous club - a meeting place of high life and low, where slumming aristocrats and the fashionably rich mingled with workers, artists, Bohemians, actresses and courtesans. Written by Sujit R. Varma

Students will analyze the movie Moulin Rouge. Baz Luhrmann directs the third film in his Red Curtain series.Time will be devoted to a discussion surrounding the great musical movies of the 1940's and the use of Computer Generated Imagery and model making to enhance the integrated musical format. Film terminology will be presented as they are demonstrated in the exhibition of the motion picture.