Baz Luhrmanns Epic Romances

Romeo and Juliet

Acclaimed director Baz Luhrmamn (Moulin Rouge) directs this intelligent retelling of Shakespeare’s classic yet tragic tale of death and romance, Romeo and Juliet. Set in modern day Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet, the two ‘star crossed lovers’ whose love is forbidden due to their families being at war with one another. The story may be updated but Baz has kept the dialect exactly the same producing a brilliant contrast that’s not to be missed!

Moulin Rouge

Christian, a young wannabe Bohemian poet living in 1899 Paris, defies his father by joining the colorfully diverse clique inhabiting the dark, fantastical underworld of Paris' now legendary Moulin Rouge. In this seedy but glamorous haven of sex, drugs and newly-discovered electricity, the poet-innocent finds himself plunged into a passionate but ultimately tragic love affair with Satine, the club's highest paid star and the city's most famous courtesan. Their romance is played out against the infamous club - a meeting place of high life and low, where slumming aristocrats and the fashionably rich mingled with workers, artists, Bohemians, actresses and courtesans.

Australia

Visionary director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo and Juliet) brings us Australia, an epic and unforgettable tale of love, war and passion in a beautiful but unforgiving land.

This spectacular action adventure is set in the wilds of the Australian outback at the beginning of the 1940s. English aristocrat Lady Ashley (Oscar Winner Nicole Kidman) must save her newly inherited cattle ranch from a dangerous rival businessman. Forced to drive her stock north to safety, she enlists the help of the rugged Drover (Hugh Jackman) and a mysterious orphaned Aboriginal boy. Together, they embark on an emotional and dangerous journey across a breathtaking terrain where only the strongest can survive.