Moulin Rouge!

538 00:37:09,769 --> 00:37:13,147 When I spoke those words to you, you filled me with such inspiration. 539 00:37:13,315 --> 00:37:15,733 I realized how much work we had to do by tomorrow... 540 00:37:15,901 --> 00:37:18,736 ...so I called everyone together for an emergency rehearsal. 541 00:37:18,904 --> 00:37:21,030 If you're rehearsing, where's Zidler? 542 00:37:21,239 --> 00:37:22,698 I didn't bother Harold. 543 00:37:22,866 --> 00:37:24,867 My dear Duke, I'm most terribly sorry. 544 00:37:25,076 --> 00:37:29,121 Harold, you made it. lt's all right, the Duke knows all about the emergency rehearsal. 545 00:37:29,331 --> 00:37:30,497 Emergency rehearsal? 546 00:37:30,665 --> 00:37:32,791 To incorporate the Duke's artistic ideas. 547 00:37:33,752 --> 00:37:35,502 Audrey will be only too delighted-- 548 00:37:35,670 --> 00:37:37,338 Audrey left. What? 549 00:37:37,505 --> 00:37:38,964 SATINE: The cat's out of the bag. 550 00:37:39,174 --> 00:37:42,301 The Duke's already a big fan of our new writer's work. 551 00:37:42,510 --> 00:37:44,845 That's why he's so keen to invest. 552 00:37:45,013 --> 00:37:46,847 Invest? Invest! 553 00:37:47,015 --> 00:37:48,515 Oh, yes. Invest! 554 00:37:48,683 --> 00:37:51,018 You can hardly blame me for trying to hide... 555 00:37:51,186 --> 00:37:52,853 Christian. ZIDLER: ...Christian away. 556 00:37:53,104 --> 00:37:55,022 I'm way ahead of you, Zidler. 557 00:37:55,190 --> 00:37:58,692 My dear Duke, why don't you and I go to my office to peruse the paperwork. 558 00:37:58,860 --> 00:38:00,861 What's the story? The story? 559 00:38:01,029 --> 00:38:04,198 If I'm to invest, I need to know the story. 560 00:38:04,366 --> 00:38:06,617 Well, the story's about.... 561 00:38:07,577 --> 00:38:08,619 Toulouse? 562 00:38:11,623 --> 00:38:14,667 The story is.... The story's about.... It's about.... 563 00:38:14,834 --> 00:38:16,669 It's about love. 564 00:38:16,836 --> 00:38:18,003 Love? 565 00:38:18,171 --> 00:38:22,299 It's about love overcoming all obstacles. 566 00:38:22,467 --> 00:38:25,427 And it's set in Switzerland! 567 00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:27,638 Switzerland? Exotic Switzerland! 568 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:30,224 India! India! It's set in lndia! 569 00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:34,603 And there's a courtesan. 570 00:38:34,771 --> 00:38:37,564 The most beautiful courtesan in all the world. 571 00:38:38,316 --> 00:38:41,485 But her kingdom's invaded by an evil maharajah. 572 00:38:41,695 --> 00:38:45,948 Now, in order to save her kingdom, she has to seduce the evil maharajah. 573 00:38:46,116 --> 00:38:49,535 But on the night of the seduction, she mistakes... 574 00:38:49,703 --> 00:38:52,162 ...a penniless-- A penniless... 575 00:38:52,372 --> 00:38:54,331 ...sitar player... 576 00:38:54,499 --> 00:38:58,043 ...for the evil maharajah, and she falls in love with him. 577 00:38:58,211 --> 00:39:01,672 He wasn't trying to trick her. But he was dressed as a maharajah... 578 00:39:01,881 --> 00:39:04,383 ...because he's appearing in a play. 579 00:39:04,551 --> 00:39:07,970 I will play the penniless tango-dancing sitar player. 580 00:39:08,138 --> 00:39:10,723 He will sing like an angel... 581 00:39:10,890 --> 00:39:12,766 ...but dance like the devil. 582 00:39:12,934 --> 00:39:16,854 Yes, all right. And what happens next? 583 00:39:17,022 --> 00:39:19,148 The penniless sitar player and the courtesan... 584 00:39:19,315 --> 00:39:21,900 ...they have to hide their love from the evil maharajah. 585 00:39:22,068 --> 00:39:25,654 The sitar player's sitar is magical. It can only speak the truth. 586 00:39:25,864 --> 00:39:29,783 And I will play the magical sitar! 587 00:39:31,119 --> 00:39:33,287 You are beautiful. 588 00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:35,372 You are ugly. And you-- 589 00:39:36,416 --> 00:39:40,002 And he gives the game away, eh? Yes! 590 00:39:40,170 --> 00:39:43,130 Tell him about the cancan! The Tantric cancan-- 591 00:39:43,381 --> 00:39:48,802 It's an erotic, spectacular scene that captures the thrusting, violent, vibrant... 592 00:39:49,012 --> 00:39:51,388 ...wild, Bohemian spirit... 593 00:39:51,598 --> 00:39:54,516 ...that this whole production embodies, Duke. 594 00:39:54,726 --> 00:39:58,896 What does that mean by that? I mean the show will be a magnificent... 595 00:39:59,064 --> 00:40:01,440 ...opulent, tremendous, stupendous... 596 00:40:01,649 --> 00:40:03,650 ...gargantuan bedazzlement! 597 00:40:03,902 --> 00:40:07,154 A sensual ravishment. 598 00:40:07,322 --> 00:40:08,906 It will be.... 599 00:40:10,075 --> 00:40:12,743 [SINGING] Spectacular Spectacular 600 00:40:13,119 --> 00:40:15,537 No words in the vernacular 601 00:40:16,164 --> 00:40:18,207 Can describe this great event 602 00:40:18,875 --> 00:40:21,794 You'll be dumb with wonderment 603 00:40:21,961 --> 00:40:24,713 Returns are fixed at ten percent 604 00:40:24,881 --> 00:40:27,132 You must agree that's excellent 605 00:40:27,300 --> 00:40:32,012 And on top of your fee 606 00:40