Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is super-spangly, explosive, narratively unhinged – and an artistic triumph
- Written by: Bruce Isaacs, Associate Professor, Film Studies, University of Sydney
© 2022 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.A new Baz Luhrmann film caused a stir this year at Cannes – again.
In 2001, Moulin Rouge opened the grandest of all film festivals with the grandest of modern musical extravaganzas. The film garnered praise, disdain and bewilderment in equal measure, but marked the...