Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann
Date of Birth: 17 Sep 1962
Country: Australia
Total Credits at Criticker: 6 (Actor), 10 (Director), 9 (Writer), 2 (Creator)
Biography submitted by howler19
Titles you haven't rated - Actor (6) | Director (10) | Writer (9) | Creator (2)
Moulin Rouge!
The year is 1899, and Christian, a young English writer, has come to Paris to follow the Bohemian revolution taking hold of the city's drug and prostitute infested underworld. And nowhere is the thrill of the underworld more alive than at the Moulin Rouge, a night club where the rich and poor men alike come to be entertained by the dancers, but things take a wicked turn for Christian as he starts a deadly love affair with the star courtesan of the club, Satine... (imdb)
Romeo + Juliet
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. (imdb)
Strictly Ballroom
Brave new steps put Scott's career in jeopardy. With a new partner and determination, can he still succeed? (imdb)
Great Performances - Season 22
Australia
Set in northern Australia before World War II, an English aristocrat who inherits a sprawling ranch reluctantly pacts with a stock-man in order to protect her new property from a takeover plot. As the pair drive 1,500 head of cattle over unforgiving landscape, they experience the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces firsthand.
The Great Gatsby
Nick Carraway, a Midwesterner now living on Long Island, finds himself fascinated by the mysterious past and lavish lifestyle of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. He is drawn into Gatsby's circle, becoming a witness to obsession and tragedy. (imdb)
The Get Down
A rag tag group of teenagers run wild in the streets of the Bronx in the late 70's. (imdb)
Elvis
From his childhood in Tupelo, Mississippi to his rise to stardom starting in Memphis, Tennessee and his conquering of Las Vegas, Nevada, Elvis Presley becomes the first rock 'n roll star and changes the world with his music (imdb.com).
Faraway Downs
Faraway Downs (2023) - TV Mini-Series
An expanded version of Luhrmann's film, AUSTRALIA, the story centres on an English aristocrat, Lady Sarah Ashley, who travels halfway across the world to confront her wayward husband and sell an unusual asset: a million-acre cattle ranch in the Australian Outback called "Faraway Downs." (disney+)