- The film is the opening film of the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.
- The dancers of the Moulin Rouge were wearing torn underwear under their skirts. In order to ensure the PG-13 level, the producers had to give up the truthful reproduction.
- Catherine Zeta-Jones and Heath Ledger were the first candidates to play Satine and Christian.
- Most of the film was shot at the Fox Studios in Sydney.
- In November 1999, the filming was suspended for two weeks due to a rib fracture and knee injury during Nicole Kidman's dance rehearsal. Later, she completed some pictures above the chest in a wheelchair.
- The necklace worn by Nicole Kidman in the film is indeed made of diamonds and white gold. The most expensive necklace made for filming is set with 1,308 diamonds, with a total weight of 134 carats and a value of about 100. Ten thousand U.S. dollars.
- The 80-person clothing department produced 300 pieces of clothing for the film.
- Nicole Kidman always wears a wig in the film.
- More than 100 people participated in the setting up of the Moulin Rouge.
Moulin Rouge! behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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[the bohemians are rehearsing a play that resembles a certain musical that begins with a nun singing atop a hill]
Toulouse-Lautrec: [singing] The hills are made with the euphonious symphonies of descant...
Doctor: I don't think a nun would say that about a hill.
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Zidler: Everything's going so well.