Red Curtain Trilogy

The Red Curtain Trilogy is a DVD boxed set, released in 2002, of the first three films directed by Baz Luhrmann:^[1][2][3]

• Strictly Ballroom (1992), starring Paul Mercurio and Tara Morice
• Romeo + Juliet (1996), starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes
• Moulin Rouge! (2001), starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor

Directed byBaz Luhrmann

Written byBaz Luhrmann
Craig Pearce
Andrew Bovell (SB)

Produced byStrictly Ballroom (SB):
Tristram Mall
Antoinette Albert
Romeo + Juliet (R+J):
Baz Luhrmann
Gabriella Martinelli
Martin Brown
Moulin Rouge (MR):
Baz Luhrmann
Fred Baron
Martin Brown

StarringPaul Mercurio (SB)
Tara Morice (SB)
Leonardo DiCaprio (R+J)
Claire Danes (R+J)
Ewan McGregor (MR)
Nicole Kidman (MR)

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Red Curtain Trilogy
Directed by	Baz Luhrmann
Written by	Baz Luhrmann Craig Pearce Andrew Bovell (SB)
Produced by	Strictly Ballroom (SB): Tristram Mall Antoinette Albert Romeo + Juliet (R+J): Baz Luhrmann Gabriella Martinelli Martin Brown Moulin Rouge (MR): Baz Luhrmann Fred Baron Martin Brown
Starring	Paul Mercurio (SB) Tara Morice (SB) Leonardo DiCaprio (R+J) Claire Danes (R+J) Ewan McGregor (MR) Nicole Kidman (MR)
Cinematography	Steve Mason (SB) Donald McAlpine (R+J, MR)
Edited by	Jill Bilcock
Music by	David Hirschfelder (SB) Nellee Hooper (R+J) Craig Armstrong (MR)
Production companies	AFFC (SB) M&A Productions (SB) Bazmark (R+J, MR)
Distributed by	Miramax Films (SB) 20th Century Fox (R+J, MR)
Running time	441 minutes
Countries	Australia United States
Language	English
Budget	$70 million
Box office	$338,506,454

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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.^[4][5] 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.^[6]