This movie was so stupid, I turned it off after the first 15 minutes. I'm half French, and I can say that this movie completely destroys the class and elegance of the real theatre. And to top it off I can't believe anyone had the brains to nominate it for an Oscar. (Probably drank Absinth stright up)Anyone who's been to the real Molin Rouge in Paris will see that this is completely off base. There are no fat people in the show, everyone sits at tables and not dance around. The place has a lot of high standards.It's supposed to be set in 1900, yet they have a lot of modern music like Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana? Hello, the director and the writer shoud be dragged out in the street and shot!If you are stupid enough to believe that this is what really goes on at the Moulin Rouge I got a nice piece of land on Mars to sell you. Don't waste your money on this load of crap and go to Paris instead!!