GHOSTS APPEAR AND FADE AWAY

One of the best movies of its time is little more now than a "period piece". Indeed, the movie's terrific theme song has stood the test of time much better than the movie. Paris in 1890 is not exactly a "big draw" to today's movie goers.Ferrer, on the other hand, does a masterful job in playing Toulouse-Lautrec, brilliantly portraying the handicapped artist whose sketchings and posters hang today in the Louvre. But, the overall production seems prolonged and repetitious, and the fast paced banter of the actors seems difficult to follow.Since its release in 1952, many other films including "Rainman" and "Forrest Gump" seem also to have pushed director Huston's "masterpiece" aside. Now, however, if Kate Winslet and Leo DiCaprio would care to try an updated version...

Who is Zsa Zsa Gabor?

On a souligné la performance de José Ferrer, mais son ton sentencieux m'agace un peu...La faute aux dialogues, quelquefois académiques. Etant français, je retiendrai surtout l'apparition de Suzanne Flon, car la prestation de la maîtresse de Lautrec, dans la première partie du film, est tout simplement exaspérante.
Mais au fait, who is Zsa Zsa Gabor???

Moulin Rouge

A box-office smash in 1952, John Huston's engrossing biopic about the discordant life and loves of famed 19th-century painter Toulouse-Lautrec is drenched in colors taken from the artist's own palette. Shot mostly from the waist up, but acting on his knees, José Ferrer does a remarkable job of conveying the gloomy Toulouse-Lautrec, whose infirmity crippled his self-esteem but instigated his flagrant art. Zsa Zsa Gabor, as entertainer Jane Avril, is captivating, while composer Georges Auric's now-classic score gives "Rouge" a melancholy cast. The flamboyant opening sequence is one of Huston's finest set pieces.