The Red Curtain Trilogy is a DVD boxed set, released in 2002, of the first three films directed by Baz Luhrmann, Strictly Ballroom (1992), Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Moulin Rouge! (2001).
The films do not form a trilogy in the traditional sense, as there is no relationship between the plot and characters of the three films. Rather, Luhrmann said that the three films followed a specific style of filmmaking. Each film contains a theatre motif that reappears throughout the film. Dance is used in the first film, poetry and language in the second, and song in the third.
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Box office performance Film Australian release date Box office gross Budget Australia Other territories Worldwide Strictly Ballroom 20 August 1992 $11,738,022 $11,738,022 $3 million Romeo + Juliet 26 December 1996 $46,351,345 $101,203,653 $147,554,998 $14.5 million Moulin Rouge! 24 May 2001 $57,386,607 $121,826,827 $179,213,434 $52.5 million
Critical response Film Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic CinemaScore Strictly Ballroom 95% (41 reviews) 72 (16 reviews) Romeo + Juliet 72% (64 reviews) 60 (20 reviews) A- Moulin Rouge! 76% (198 reviews) 66 (35 reviews) B+
Academy Award wins and nominations Film Ceremony Category Recipient Result William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet 69th Academy Awards Best Art Direction Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch Moulin Rouge! 74th Academy Awards Best Picture Martin Brown, Fred Baron, Baz Luhrmann Best Actress Nicole Kidman Best Art Direction Art Direction: Catherine Martin; Set Decoration: Brigitte Broch Best Cinematography Donald McAlpine Best Costume Design Catherine Martin, Angus Strathie Best Film Editing Jill Bilcock Best Makeup Maurizio Silvi, Aldo Signoretti Best Sound Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer, Roger Savage, Guntis Sics
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