SelfReflexivity in Popular Culture Pastiche in Moulin Rouge

Self-Reflexivity in Popular Culture Pastiche in Moulin Rouge Compiled by Amitee, Sarah Steve

Brief Outline o o Introduction of Moulin Rouge Pastiche A) Theme --Orpheus myth/Carmille/Bohemian B) Setting --Paris/Bollywood C) Elements --Songs D) Stylistic pastiche --Cartoon/Camera/Architecture

Introduction of Moulin Rouge o o Moulin Rouge -- French club in red-light district in Paris in late 19 th century Director: Baz Luhrmann --“Visual Stylist” -- Uses of color and frenetic motions Musical (pastiche) -- Moulin Rouge used the plot of famous stories and added popular songs and dances to make the movie a musical. A play within a play --Christian, as a character, told a story about Satine and himself.

Theme o o o Orpheus— --Uses music (art) to rescue woman. Camellia— --A couple comes from different social levels. --Their relationship causes financial pressure and leads to their doom. --The woman dies of phthisis (TB). La Boehem— --The love story of young Parisian artists. --Living with their ideals. --The heroine dies afterwards because of phthisis as well.

Setting o o Monmoutre—an area near Paris where gathered artists from all over the world. Artists accelerated the prosperity of cafés and taverns. Dancers who were wearing gorgeously decorated skirts, danced to exciting music, shook their buts and kicked their legs straight to the roof. The dance is called “Can Can” by British people and considered as obscene. Bollywood— Combine magnificent decors, splendid settings, musical styles (songs and dances), and India elements.

Pastiche--Song o o o Moulin Rouge combines the songs from 20 th century to reinterpret the images of 19 th century. The songs were rewritten or make a deliberate misinterpretation out of the original lyrics to fit into the story. The songs were parallel to the plot when they were expressing the feelings of characters.

Pastiche--Song Original Lyric in Moulin Rouge Sound Love of music The hills are alive with the sound of music With songs they have sung for a thousand years. The hills fill my heart with the sound of music My heart wants to sing every song it hears Christian came up with a line of a show Sparklin Material girl g Cause we are living in a diamond material world And I am a material girl Description of Satine and her fancy world The hills are alive with the sound of music

Song Original Lyric in Moulin Rouge Your song Love for mother How wonderful life is now you’re in the world 1) 2) 3) One day I A girl saying goodbye will fly to her lover away I follow the night Can’t stand the light When will I begin My life again One day I’ll fly away Leave your love to yesterday Christian confessed to Satine with his work Satine used the line to persuade the duke The duke described his feelings inside Satine’s regret to her life in Moulin Rouge and her dream to the future

Song Original lyric Lyric in Moulin Rouge On the elephant house o. Your Christian tried to convince Satine that love is important song o. Love is like oxygen o. Love is a many splendid thing o. Up where we belong o. All you need is love o. Lover’s game o. I was made for loving you o. Just one night o. Pride (in the name of love) o. Don’t leave me this way o. Silly love song o. Heroes o. I will always love you o. Your song (reprise) Satine refused to believe Christian kept persuading Satine and giving her promises Sainte finally accepted his love and sang with him

Song Original lyric Like a virgin Confession of a girl in love I was beat incomplete I'd been had, i was sad and blue But you made me feel Yeah, you made me feel Shiny and new Roxanne The show Eager to be free from the must go stage on Inside my heart is breaking My make-up may be flaking But my smile still stays on Lyric in Moulin Rouge Zidler lied to the duke in order to cover the fact of Satine’s illness The tango dance reflect Christian’s feeling 1)Zidler’s intension to keep running theater 2)Satine was forced to lie to Christian to save his life

Stylistic Pastiche -- Cartoon o Green fairy with flakes in the opining -- representation of Tinker Bell in “Peter Pan” -- Green fairy represents “dream” pure and innocent follower of wonderland in Peter Pan Christian and 4 Bohemians -- Golden flakes represent “magic of love” between Satine and Christian

Stylistic Pastiche -- Camera o o o MV style -- fast-changing scenes the cancan dancing (Zidler) show in the elephant house Theatrical shows -- whirling romance between Satine and Christian Burlesque -- fast zoom in and zoom out the opining to the dancing Moulin Rouge Zidler peeps Satine and the Duke (Christian)

Stylistic Pastiche -- Architecture o o Gothic tower -- the Duke’s palace -- the dark side (black) -- the reality Indian Elephant House -- Satine’s room in Moulin Rouge -- fantasy world (colors, red in particular) -- the artificial