For better or worse, Baz Luhrmann He has no composure as a director and always does something grandiose and dizzyingly wild in almost every movie he makes. His filmography is not the biggest in the world if you look at the number of movies he has made. He is someone who takes his time with each film he makes, considering he has basically made six full-length films, the first of which was made in 1992 and the latest in 2022. It is no exaggeration to say that it is.
But Luhrmann makes up for that “low” number of films. Because these movies are often big, in terms of running time, style, scale, or all of the above. He’s a maximalist director, and his love of bombast is something you may or may not be able to relate to. It’s not easy to try to rank all of his works based on how maximalist they are. Because they’re all flashy, ambitious movies in different ways…but in any case, nothing happens here.
6 “Australia” (2008)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Essie Davis
AustraliaIn some ways, it’s Baz Luhrmann’s biggest movie to date, but “big” doesn’t necessarily mean “maximalist.” This 2008 film is a big blockbuster, with a running time of just under 3 hours, about 15 minutes, and a fairly large cast of characters, not to mention an ambitious story. It takes place primarily in the title country’s Northern Territory, and is partly set before World War II and partly during the conflict in question. It is also a story that primarily focuses on romance, following the tradition of this epic genre.
It’s a movie that can be a spectacle and amaze, But it’s stylistically quite ordinary and a bit bland, for lack of a better word.compared to the more distinctive and dazzling films directed by Luhrmann. His other films are more maximalist and more individualistic. AustraliaIn contrast, perhaps an ambitious effort on the director’s part to branch out, expand in scale, and make something a little broader didn’t really pay off. Despite its scope, this is Luhrmann’s worst film, and also his least maximalist.
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5 “Strictly Ballroom” (1992)
Starring: Paul Mercurio, Tara Morris, Bill Hunter
Forming the first part of a thematic trilogy, strictly ballroom It is much more maximalist than Australia in the traditional sense of the word. Later Baz Luhrmann films would be wilder and extravagant, but this, his feature debut, is already more maximalist than most filmmakers would like. the fact that strictly ballroom It’s only that it’s a bit thinner than Luhrmann’s other films (it’s the only one of his films to be less than two hours long) and a bit smaller in scale that it falls down in the rankings.
This is, in a way, a solid proof-of-concept film to showcase Luhrmann’s stylewhich revolves around ballroom dancing and sees two people participating in a competition find themselves “unexpectedly” falling in love. It’s very flashy and impressive, but also very charming as far as romantic comedies go. Luhrmann would go on to create bigger and (possibly) even better things. strictly ballroombut it was an impressive and appropriate theatrical film for the up-and-coming director at the time.
strictly ballroom
- release date
- August 20, 1992
- cast
- Paul Mercurio, Tara Morris, Bill Hunter, Pat Thomson, Gia Karides, Peter Whitford
- runtime
- 94
- Main genre
- comedy
4 “Elvis” (2022)
Starring: Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Olivia DeJonge
There’s a very slight sense that things are being held back. elvisat least by Baz Luhrmann standards. The style is still explosive, and quite bombastic by the standards of most biopics, but the nature of the film being a biopic may have meant that things were held back to some extent. No. “Australia” may have been a film with historical context, but otherwise it was fiction. nevertheless elvisthe movie needs to stick to the story of its central character – Elvis Presley –More or less.
elvis Despite the long runtime, which does slow down at times, especially in the final act, there are plenty of opportunities for Elvis to be big, loud, and sometimes wild. It gets louder and sometimes gets a little quieter, eventually Make it as exaggerated as possible while still telling a story that is true and more than a little sad. you have too tom hanks There’s a fair amount of scenery chewing, so that helps with all the maximalism.
- release date
- June 24, 2022
- runtime
- 159 minutes
3 The Great Gatsby (2013)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan
Some books may not be adapted to the big screen; the great gatsby I have never suffered such a predicament. It’s a whole different story to discuss whether there’s been a successful film adaptation of this book, but there are two things that are even more different. Starring version robert redfordThis work from the 1970s is very restrained and rather traditional in its approach to the source material, treating it in an almost sacred manner.
Then there are works by Baz Luhrmann. the great gatsbywhich pushes things to the limit and gets pretty wild with its depiction of Roaring Twenties wealth, parties, and tragic romance. If your purpose is to express the luxury of such an era as follows: It depicts it in a way that could be considered garish and wild by more modern standards back in 2013. the great gatsby can be considered a success. But, understandably, those looking for a more historically accurate or truly “faithful” adaptation to the original work may come away from this work feeling confused or offended.
The Great Gatsby (2013)
- release date
- May 10, 2013
- runtime
- 143 minutes
2 “Romeo + Juliet” (1996)
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford
Baz Luhrmann’s style is probably romeo and juliet than that the great gatsby. romeo and juliet is one of shakespeareEmotionally, the most extensive and largest work and Luhrmann’s take on it; romeo + julietappropriately epic, unabashedly melodramatic, and overall youthful. This is all appropriate, as this is a story about two young people whose respective involvements with two groups that keep on clashing lead to dire consequences.
romeo + juliet The dialogue is faithful to the original, but the writing style and setting have changed dramatically. As for the latter, it is set in America during what appears to be the 1990s. It’s a passionate film that successfully captures the dramatic ups and downs of young love. On the other hand, it’s also suitably tragic because of the original story. romeo + juliet Loud and unapologetically grandiose, this approach mostly works wonders.
romeo + juliet
- release date
- November 1, 1996
- runtime
- 120 minutes
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1 Moulin Rouge (2001)
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo
Without a doubt, the most extravagant and maximalist of Baz Luhrmann’s films is Moulin Rougea relentless jukebox musical about doomed love. Set in the early 20th century, it features many of the songs that would eventually define that century. I guess they’re a little similar in that sense. the great gatsby Although it featured music that diverged greatly from the actual era depicted, Luhrmann creates his own reality on screen and ultimately makes such decisions work.
Moulin Rouge The emotions that unfold in “” are incredibly large, and the story is outrageously melodramatic and tragic, which is further accentuated by the hyperactive editing and flashy performances. This movie can honestly feel manic at times, and it’s not easy to get on the film’s non-stop frenzied wavelength at first. Once you settle into the groove, you can have a lot of fun Moulin RougeBut it pushes maximalism to the max, and may be the “most” Baz Luhrmann movie he’s ever directed.
Moulin Rouge!
- release date
- May 24, 2001
- runtime
- 127 minutes