In the 2000s, the musical film began to rise in popularity once more, with new works such as Moulin Rouge !, Across the Universe, and Enchanted ; film adaptations of stage shows, such as Chicago, 8 Mile, The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Fame, Repo!

Across the Universe, Moulin Rouge !, and Mamma Mia!

Baz Luhrmann stated that his successful musical film Moulin Rouge!

Other examples of storytelling voice-overs can be heard in Annie Hall, Gattaca, Fight Club, Megamind, Ratatouille, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, Tangled, The Magic School Bus, The Emperor's New Groove, Kronk's New Groove, Blade Runner, The Rugrats Movie, The Shawshank Redemption, Big Fish, How to Train Your Dragon, Moulin Rouge !, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Young Winston, Rugrats, Raising Arizona, Goodfellas, Clash of the Titans, and Star Quest: The Odyssey.

* Satine played by Nicole Kidman, an actress / courtesan who falls in love with a penniless poet / writer played by Ewan McGregor, in the movie Moulin Rouge !.

Moulin Rouge (, French for Red Mill ) is a cabaret in Paris, France.

Moulin Rouge is best known as the spiritual birthplace of the modern form of the can-can dance.

Today, Moulin Rouge is a tourist attraction, offering musical dance entertainment for visitors from around the world.

The Moulin Rouge in 1900

The Belle Époque era, a period of peace and optimism marked by industrial progress and a particularly rich cultural exuberance is about at the opening of the Moulin Rouge.

On 6 October 1889, the Moulin Rouge opened in the Jardin de Paris, at the foot of the Montmartre hill.

His posters and paintings secured rapid and international fame for the Moulin Rouge.

* The early years of the Moulin Rouge are marked by extravagant shows, inspired by the circus, and attractions that are still famous such as Pétomane.

* 1886 – 1910: Footit and Chocolat, a comic act of a white, authoritarian clown and a black, long-suffering Auguste, are very popular and often appear on the Moulin Rouge poster.

* 1891: “ La Goulue ”: Toulouse-Lautrec's first poster for the Moulin Rouge.

* 12 November 1897: The Moulin Rouge closed its doors for the first time for the funeral of its Manager and co-founder Charles Zidler.

* January 1903: the Moulin Rouge reopened after renovation and improvement work carried out by Niermans, the most “ Parisian ” architect of the Belle Époque ( amongst other works he designed the brasserie Mollard, the Paris Casino, the Folies Bergère in Paris, the Palace Hôtel in Ostend in Belgium, the rebuilding of the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz and the creation of the Hôtel Négresco on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice ).

* Until the First World War, the Moulin Rouge became a real temple of operetta.

* 29 July 1907: first appearance of Mistinguett on stage at the Moulin Rouge in the “ Revue de la Femme ”.

* 9 April 1910: A former lady-in-waiting to the Empress Eugénie attended a showing of the Revue Amoureuse at the Moulin Rouge.

* 27 February 1915: the Moulin Rouge was destroyed by fire.

* 1921: The rebuilt Moulin Rouge finally reopened.

* After the war, Francis Salabert took charge of the Moulin Rouge.

The Moulin Rouge took off again, thanks to stars such as Mistinguett, Jeanne Aubert or Maurice Chevalier, and to the first showing in Paris of American revues with the Hoffmann Girls.

His drawings and models will always be associated with the image of the Moulin Rouge.

* Spring 1989: one-off performance by the Moulin Rouge in London before their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales.

* The International Institute for Diasporic and Transcultural Studies ( IIDTS )-a transnational institute incorporating Jean Moulin University ( Lyons, France ), the University of Cyprus, Sun Yat-sen University ( Guangzhou, China ) and Liverpool Hope University ( UK )-is a dedicated research network operating in a transdisciplinary logic and focussed on cultural representation ( and auto-representation ) of diasporic communities throughout the world.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette ( Bal du moulin de la Galette ), Musée d ' Orsay, 1876

* 22 June 1951: Georges France, called Jo France, founder of the Balajo ( rue de Lappe, Paris ), acquires the Moulin Rouge and starts major renovation work.

* Queen of the Moulin Rouge ( 1922 ), directed by Ray C. Smallwood and Peter Milne-USA-silent film about the Moulin Rouge

* Le Fantôme du Moulin Rouge ( 1925 ), directed by René Clair-with Sandra Milowanoff and Georges Voltier

* Moulin rouge ( 1928 ), directed by Ewald André Dupont-With Olga Tschechowa, Eve Gray and Jean Bradin

* Moulin rouge also titled L ' étoile du Moulin Rouge ( 1934 ), directed by Sidney Lanfield-with Constance Bennett-USA

* La P ' tite femme du Moulin Rouge ( 1945 ), directed by Benito Perojo-with Alberto Bello, Héctor Calcaño, Homero Cárpena, Tilda Thamar

* Moulin Rouge ( 1952 ), directed by John Huston-with José Ferrer, Suzanne Flon and Zsa Zsa Gabor

* Une Nuit au Moulin Rouge ( 1957 ), directed by Jean-Claude Roy-with Tilda Thamar, Noël Roquevert, Armand Bernard and Jean Tissier

* An Evening at the Moulin Rouge ( 1981 ), Réalisé par David Niles, produced by HBO ( length: 60 min )

* Les Dessous du Moulin Rouge ( 2000 ), Réalisé par Nils Tavernier, produced by Little Bear ( length: 52 min )

* Coulisses d ' une revue, le Moulin Rouge ( 2001 ), directed by par Philippe Pouchain and Yves Riou ( length: 60 min )

* Moulin Rouge Forever ( 2002 ), directed by Philippe Pouchain and Yves Riou ( length: 55 min )

* The Moulin Rouge ( 2002 ), by Jacques Pessis and Jacques Crépineau-Publisher: Le Cherche-Midi

* Moulin Rouge, Paris ( 2002 ), by Christophe Mirambeau-Publisher: Assouline

* Flipbook Moulin Rouge Paris France 23h18, Paris ( 2003 ), by Jean-Luc Planche-Publisher: Youpeka

* Moulin Rouge, a novel based on the life of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec ( 1950 ), by Pierre La Mure-Publisher: Random House

* Jane Avril of the Moulin Rouge ( 1954 ), by Jose Shercliff-Publisher: Macrae Smith Co

* Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge And The City Of Light, Paris ( 2003 ), by Robert Burleigh-Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

* The film French Cancan ( 1955 ), directed by Jean Renoir, is a fictionalised history of the Moulin Rouge.

He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics: The Maltese Falcon ( 1941 ), The Treasure of the Sierra Madre ( 1948 ), Key Largo ( 1948 ), The Asphalt Jungle ( 1950 ), The African Queen ( 1951 ), Moulin Rouge ( 1952 ), The Misfits ( 1961 ), and The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ).