Moulin Rouge

This is the story of 19th century French artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The film records his frustration over his physical handicap (the growth in his legs was stunted by a childhood accident), his effort to "lose" himself in Paris' bawdy Montmartre district and his career as a painter, which brought him money only when he turned out advertising posters - but what posters! Toulouse-Lautrec's drinking and debauchery lead to his early death, which in the hands of director John Huston is brilliantly staged in the manner of a musical comedy finale. Huston brilliantly captures the flavour of Montmartre, its characters, and Toulouse-Lautrec's sadly distorted view of life.