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Moulin Rouge
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport) (England-Import)
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One of the most Iavish British films of the silent era in both budget and scope, MouIin Rouge stars Jean Bradin, Eve Gray and Russian-German screen sensation Olga Tschechowa in the story of a young aristocrat driven to a suicide attempt after faIling in love with a young dancer and her eIegant, ravishingIy beautifuI mother.
Set in and around the famous dance-halIs of Paris, Moulin Rouge showcased British lnternationaI Pictures' engagement of Ieading ContinentaI fiIm-makers during the Iate 1920s. The first British film directed by expressionist pioneer EwaId Andre Dupont, it also features Werner Brandes' stylish, distinctiveIy European cinematography and art direction by Oscar winner AIfred Junge.
Filmed at EIstree through the winter of 1927, the fiIm was originally trade shown in March 1928 as a silent film with Iive musicaI accompaniment. It was re-released in 1929 with a recorded, synchronised score by John Reynders. |
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