This document provides an overview of musicals and the film Moulin Rouge. It defines a musical as a film genre where songs are sung by characters to advance the plot. It then gives a brief history of musicals from the 1920s to today, highlighting some well-known examples from each decade. It profiles 8 classic musicals in more detail. The document concludes by focusing on Moulin Rouge, providing links to view key scenes and songs from the 2001 film directed by Baz Luhrmann.

1. M u s ic a n d C in e m a
Musicals & “Moulin Rouge”
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2. TA B L E O F
C O N TE N TS
2. What is a musical?
3. Over to you
3. A bit of history
4. Some well-known musicals of all times
5. “Moulin Rouge” (2001)
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3. 1. W H A T I S A
M U S IC A L ?
• A musical is a film genre in which
songs are sung by the characters.
• The songs are transitioned from a
narrative and dialogue to a song which
advances the plot or develop the film's
characters.
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4. • The musical film was a natural development
of the stage musical after the emergence of
sound film technology.
• Typically, the biggest difference between film
and stage musicals is the use of lavish
background scenery and locations that
would be impractical in a theater.
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5. 2 . O V E R T O YO U
1.Surely, you know of many
musicals, either stage musicals
or film musicals.
In one minute, list down the titles
of musicals you know.
2. Which two cities and areas are
famous for staging musicals?
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6. • LONDON: EAST
END
See what’s on!
• NEW YORK:
BROADWAY
Memorable musicals
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7. 3 . A B IT O F H IS T O R Y
THE 1920s.
• The musical genre became very
popular during The Great Depression
and was a way to escape from hard
times.
• The late 1920s was the birth of the
musical films.
• The first ever film with sound was the
first ever film with music; the film was
“The Jazz Singer”.
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8. THE 1930s.
“The Wizard of Oz”
was a huge success
in the 1930s.
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9. THE 1940s AND 1950s.
• By 1940’s and 1950’s studios had
created a smooth transition from song
to dialogue.
• Musicals were now used to move the
story along.
• Films of such decade were Singing in
the rain, Meet me in St. Louis, The
Bandwagon, an American in Paris,
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
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10. THE 1960s
• The 1960’s brought the
Vietnam War and the peace
movement. These global
issues were reflected in the
films.
• Good examples are: West
Side Story (1961), Mary
Poppins (1964) or The Sound
of Music (1965)
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11. THE 1970s
• The musicals of the 1970s were
more realistic but at the same time
were also more expensive to
produce.
• The musicals of this period also
reinvented itself in hopes of
capturing the audiences. A notable
name was who Bob Fosse gave
film audiences the socially relevant
and well- made Cabaret (1972)
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12. THE 1980s AND 1990s
• In the 1980’s musical had
already become a dead
genre.
• It was in the animated Disney
films that the musical
survived the 80’s and 90’s
• Annie, Victor Victoria,
Little Shop of Horrors,
Absolute Beginners and
Evita
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13. 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,
The Phantom of the Opera, Rent, Fame, Repo
! The Genetic Opera, Dreamgirls, Sweeney Todd
, and Mamma Mia!;
– and even film versions of stage shows that were
themselves based on non-musical films, such as
The Producers, Hairspray, Reefer Madness, and
Nine. Across the Universe.
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14. 4.
Some well-
known
musicals of
all times
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15. • A selection of 8
musicals of all
times.
• Do you know what
they are about?
• You can sing along
while watching the
videos!
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16. T H E W IZ A R D O F O Z
( 19 3 9 )
- Link to the video:
THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
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17. S IN G IN G IN T H E R A IN
( 19 5 2 )
• Link to the video:
SINGING IN THE RAIN (1952)
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18. W E S T S I D E S T O R Y ( 19 6 1)
• Link to the video:
WEST SIDE STORY
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19. M Y F A I R L A D Y ( 19 6 4 )
• Links to videos:
The rain in Spain
Ascott Opening Day
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20. C A B A R E T ( 19 7 2 )
• Link to the video:
CABARET
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21. TH E R O C K Y H O R R O R
P I C T U R E S H O W ( 19 7 5 )
• Link to the video:
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW
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22. B E A U TY A N D TH E B E A S T
• Link to the video:
Beauty and the Beast – Dancing Scene
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23. C H IC A G O ( 2 0 0 2 )
Link to the video:
Nowadays (finale)
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24. M O U L IN R O U G E
( 2 0 0 1)
• Director: Baz Luhrmann
• Main actors: Nicole
Kidman, Ewan
McGregor
• Link to the trailer:
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25. M O U L IN
ROUG E
• 1. SPARKLING
DIAMONDS
Link to the scene
Marylin Monroe’s
“Diamond’s are a Girl’s best Friend”
lyrics
Madonna’s “Material Girl”
lyrics
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26. M O U L IN R O U G E
• 2. ELEPHANT LOVE
MEDLEY
Link to the video
Original songs’ video
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27. M O U L IN
ROUG E
3. EL TANGO DE ROXANNE
• Link to the scene
• Mariano Mores’s “
Tanguera”
• The Police’s “Roxanne”
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28. And that’s all!
Hope you have had fun
and learnt at the same
time!
So long,
MARTA
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