Movies by Baz Luhrmann
As part of the cast:
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Oh My God (2009)
Cast: Peter Rodger, Hugh Jackman, Seal …
Directed by: Peter Rodger
Traveling across 23 countries, filmmaker Peter Rodger asks one question: What is God? With both predictable and surprising answers, faith leaders, fanatics, children, everyday and famous…
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My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation (2005)
Cast: Baz Luhrmann
In this fascinating documentary, director Baz Luhrmann -- famed for his glittery film interpretation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" -- mentors a British actor (and…
As a director:
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire …
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as literary icon Jay Gatsby in this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. Fascinated by the mysterious, affluent Gatsby, his neighbor Nick Carraway bears…
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Australia (2008)
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, David Wenham …
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
In the days leading up to World War II, Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) inherits a sprawling cattle ranch in northern Australia and reluctantly joins her rough-riding farmhand (Hugh…
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Moulin Rouge (2001)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo …
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
A naïve young poet (Ewan McGregor) falls in love with a cabaret star (Nicole Kidman), and their ill-fated romance serves as a convenient peg on which to hang a dazzling array of songs,…
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Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo …
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
In this contemporary take on William Shakespeare's tragedy, two families feud as their children, Romeo and Juliet, fall in love. Though the film is modern, the bard's dialogue…
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Puccini: La Boheme (Sydney Opera) (1993)
Cast: Christine Douglas, David Hobson, Roger Lemke …
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
In this elaborate restaging of Puccini's famed opera, director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) transports the tragic romance between Mimi and Rodolfo to the glamour of postwar Paris.…
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Strictly Ballroom (1992)
Cast: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice, Bill Hunter …
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Dumped by his partner just before a major dance competition, gifted hoofer Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) is forced to take a graceless neophyte (Tara Morice) as his new partner. But much to…