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Baz Luhrmann

Baz Luhrmann

Directing
1962(Australia)-
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann is an Australian filmmaker and actor with projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music and recording industries. He is regarded by some as a contemporary example of an auteur for his style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design, and musical components of all his work. He is the most commercially successful Australian director, with four of his films in the top ten highest worldwide grossing Australian films of all time. On the screen he is best known for his "Red Curtain Trilogy", consisting of his romantic comedy film Strictly Ballroom (1992), and the romantic tragedies William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). Following the trilogy, projects included Australia (2008), The Great Gatsby (2013), Elvis (2022), and his television period drama The Get Down (2016) for Netflix. Additional projects include stage productions of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème for both the Australian Opera and Broadway and Strictly Ballroom the Musical (2014). Luhrmann is equally known for his Grammy-nominated soundtracks for Moulin Rouge! and The Great Gatsby, as well as his record label House of Iona, a co-venture with RCA Records. Serving as producer on all of his musical soundtracks, he also holds writing credits on many of the individual tracks. His album Something for Everybody features music from many of his films and also includes his hit "Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen)".

Participates in

Acts in

  • Show Me the Magic
  • The Dark Room
  • My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation
  • Room 999
  • Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
  • Winter of Our Dreams
  • Exclusively Elvis: A Special Edition of 20/20
  • Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen
  • Crazy About Tiffany's
  • Revealed: Otto By Otto
  • Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
  • Franca: Chaos and Creation
  • Jill Bilcock: The Art of Film Editing
  • Jill Bilcock: Dancing the Invisible
  • Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
  • Chanel N°5: The One That I Want
  • The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
  • The World of Nat King Cole
  • The Highest Honour
  • That Click
  • Return of the King: The Fall and Rise of Elvis Presley
  • Michael Powell
  • AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies