Films with: Luhrmann, Baz

Bohème

DVD 5865

Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby follows viable writer Nick Carraway as he leaves the Midwest and comes to New York City in the spring of 1922. Chasing his own American dream, Nick lands next door to Jay Gatsby, and across the bay from his cousin, Daisy, and her husband, Tom Buchanan. Nick is drawn into the captivating world of the rich and their loves and deceits. As he bears witness, he pens a tale of impossible love, incorruptible dreams, and tragedy, and holds a mirror to our own modern times and struggles.

DVD 9874

Moulin Rouge!

Christian, an idealistic and impoverished young writer who, newly arrived in Montmartre, is haphazardly inducted into a circle of young bohemians led by Toulouse-Lautrec. A comedy of mistaken identities ensues, quickly enmeshing the young poet in a love triangle involving the unobtainable and consumptive Satine, queen courtesan of the Moulin Rouge, and the foppish Duke of Roxbury, his villainous rival for her affections.

DVD 1297

Strictly ballroom

A championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules and his ugly duckling dancing partner make their dreams come true together.

DVD 2065

William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet

Two teenagers fall in love and encounter opposition from their feuding families.

DVD 1024