Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann, on completing the, “red curtain trilogy” has earned much success, which can be traced from Luhrmann’s evolution of cinematic techniques as well as philosophy of cinema. This essay will examine Luhrmann’s use of postmodern film techniques, by analyzing the, “red curtain trilogy”. From Strictly Ballroom’s, “flattening of affect” as Scott’s rigid false perception of winning the San Pacific Ballroom dance completion. To Romeo + Juliet’s multi-voiced narratives. Climaxing to The Great Gatsby’s

Baz Luhrmann's rendition of Romeo and Juliet was not a successful adaptation because of the distinctly different details like the unrealistic change in technologies, change in plot as well as the incorrect and somewhat confusing wording. Originally the book or play Romeo and Juliet was written to be set in about the 1500s in Verona, this is a more modern version so they have cars, television, helicopters, guns, ect. This causes the entire situation to be more dramatic but less realistic since with

Drama and Excitement in the Opening Scene of Romeo and Juliet by Baz Lurhmann Romeo and Juliet is directed by Baz Lurhmann and was produced in 1997 .In the opening scene of the film is set in a petrol station . The Montague boys and the Capulet boys happen to meet each other and a quarrel ensues and this leads to a big gun battle accompanied by western music that adds humour to the scene. The techniques the Luhrmann uses are lighting ,camera angles , setting and different

experience this revolution and be surrounded by the artists, singers, and dancers of this new Bohemian world. Little did he know that he would experience something he had never felt before but always believed in: love. Moulin Rouge, directed by Baz Luhrmann, is an exquisite movie musical based off of a real life cabaret called Moulin Rouge in Montmartre. The movie tells the story of the love triangle between Christian, Satine aka the “Sparkling Diamond” of the Moulin Rouge, played by Nicole Kidman

Australia is a historical epic set in WWII and produced in 2008 by renowned director Baz Luhrmann. Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) travels from Britain to Australia to inspect her husband’s cattle station, Faraway Downs after his delay in selling it. Upon her husband’s death, Lady Ashley joins forces with the Drover (Hugh Jackman), driving cattle across some of the worlds harshest terrain to save her fortune. Throughout the film, both the characters and land go on a transformative journey. The

Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo and Juliet plays with the genre of Shakespearean tragedy as much as it plays with it's chosen medium, film. It draws from it's Elizabethan language and also plays with the conventions of postmodernism, melding in aspects of popular 90's film, like crime and mob movies. Luhrmann's use of intensified continuity, motifs, and exciting editing styles all serve to show you Shakespeare's poetics rather than recite the poetry to you. However, that is not to say that Luhrmann entirely

environment can be too restrictive which would make it harder for them to express their own individuality. ‘Strictly Ballroom’ directed by Baz Luhrmann effectively depicts the experience of an individual trying to belong, in a world that is rigid and set up with pre-determined rules that cannot be

advised to them. Two men, Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann, recounted the tale of "Romeo and Juliet" through their eyes, with two totally diverse results. Franco Zeffirelli communicated his elucidation in the 1967 rendition of the film, offering life to these characters in a noteworthy movie. His motion picture turned into the position of these characters; and was genuine to what Shakespeare imagined after making this story. In 1997, Baz Luhrmann left on his adventure of telling this story, giving

Directors Franco Zeffirelli (1968) and Baz Luhrman

present, as her future prospects with Romeo are bleak and Gatsby wants to create a beautiful future by restoring the past. Baz Luhrmann is known for his distinctive style especially in films such as Romeo and Juliet, Moulin Rouge and Strictly Ballroom. Also known as ‘The Red Curtain Trilogy’, there are many similarities between all three of these films with The Great Gatsby. Baz Luhrmann is able to keep his pompous signature style that has made him the director that he is today. The extravagant parties