The life of Henri de Toulouse Lautrec, famous french painter, who lived, enjoyed, loved in the late 1800s Paris' Montmartre cultural life. He suffered from suffered from congenital health conditions traditionally attributed to inbreeding. His lifestyle and work are a testimony of the late-19th-century parisian bohemian lifestyle, as he was commissioned to produce a series of posters for the Moulin Rouge cabaret opening. As an alcoholic, he was addicted to absinthe. The movie related his love affair with the french painter Suzanne Valadon.
Acting
Régis Royer's physical transformation into Lautrec's proportions.
Production
Painstaking recreation of Moulin Rouge's electric debauchery.
Director
Roger Planchon
Régis Royer
Henri de Toulouse Lautrec
Elsa Zylberstein
Suzanne Valadon
Anémone
Comtesse Adèle de Toulouse-Lautrec
Claude Rich
Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec
Hélène Babu
La Goulue
Claire Borotra
Hélène
Alex Pandev
La Grande Charlotte
Florence Viala
Rose la Rouge
Jean-Marie Bigard
Aristide Bruant
Belle du Berry
Chante 'La Soulard'
Nathalie Cerda
Chanteuse
Micha Lescot
Gabriel de Céleyran
Vanessa Guedj
Marie Charlet
Nathalie Krebs
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Régis Royer wore elaborate leg braces and platform shoes for months, refusing CGI that didn't exist in 1998 anyway.
The film premiered at Cannes to shrugs—French critics found it too respectful, Americans too slow, everyone agreed the paintings looked right.
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