Moulin Rouge - Opening
Section 1
Quote: Gradually gets lighter, audience
applauds, proscenium arch revealed and conductor bowing. Red curtains, Gold
arch. Moulin Rouge motif on curtains. POV - best seats in house, in
audience.
Explain: Moulin Rouge motif (pattern) along the curtain - this motif
is found all through the film - the Moulin Rouge is synonymous with Satine.
It provides a bridge all through the film - see the windmill logo or
the Moulin Rouge and you think of Satine. Motif is similar to metaphor in
literature.
Colours: Red and gold suggests richness - the film is full of richness:
both visual and aural
Camera angle: straight on and a privileged position - the best seats
in the house (middle and back). Throughout the film the audience is shown
scenes and introduced to secrets only this privileged point of view can provide.
