Moulin Rouge (1952 film) to be shown in the Louvre, and begs for forgiveness. Henri turns his head and watches as phantasmal characters from his Moulin Rouge paintings, including Jane Avril, dance into the room to bid him goodbye before his death. In the film, Ferrer plays both Henri and his father, the Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec. To transform Ferrer into Henri required the use of platforms and concealed pits as well as special camera angles, makeup and costumes. Short body doubles were also used. In addition, Ferrer used a set of knee-pads of his own design allowing him to walk on his knees
Moulin Rouge (1952 film) he was taxed too much. "Moulin Rouge" received seven Academy Award nominations and won two: The film was not nominated for its color cinematography, which many critics found remarkable. Leonard Maltin, in his annual Movie and Video Guide declared: "If you can't catch this in color, skip it." The film received three BAFTA Nominations for The film won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer - Colette Marchand In an interview shortly after his successful film version of "Cabaret" opened, Bob Fosse acknowledged Huston's filming of the can-can in "Moulin Rouge" as being very influential on his own film