FILM DIRECTOR

Baz Luhrmann

1962 - Today

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Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baz Luhrmann has received more than 6,966,578 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Baz Luhrmann is the 670th most popular film director (up from 713th in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Australia (down from 109th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Australian Film Director.

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  • 42

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  • 3.39

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  • 4.65

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Baz Luhrmann ranks 670 out of 2,041. Before him are Robert Z. Leonard, Aleksei Kapler, Richard Linklater, Claude Goretta, Stephen Hopkins, and Joe Johnston. After him are Alexander Payne, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Andrew Niccol, James Gunn, W. S. Van Dyke, and Burt Kennedy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Baz Luhrmann ranks 139. Before him are Victoria Ruffo, Ginger Lynn, Clark Gregg, Kim Hyon-hui, Renato Portaluppi, and Ollanta Humala. After him are Dorian Yates, Tigran Sargsyan, Natalya Lisovskaya, Bassel al-Assad, Oscar Ruggeri, and Victor Pelevin.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Baz Luhrmann ranks 112 out of 1,143. Before him are Jack Crawford (1908), Natalie Imbruglia (1975), Samuel Alexander (1859), Peter Norman (1942), John Pilger (1939), and Elle Macpherson (1964). After him are Bruce Beresford (1940), Peter C. Doherty (1940), Ron Mueck (1958), Kevin Rudd (1957), Bill Mollison (1928), and Ken McGregor (1929).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Australia

Among film directors born in Australia, Baz Luhrmann ranks 6. Before him are Peter Weir (1944), George Miller (1945), Roger Donaldson (1945), Christopher Doyle (1952), and John Pilger (1939). After him are Bruce Beresford (1940), John Farrow (1904), Russell Mulcahy (1953), Phillip Noyce (1950), John Seale (1942), and Fred Schepisi (1939).

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Filmography

The Great Gatsby
Director
An adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.
May 9th 20137.367 / 10
Romeo + Juliet
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In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
Nov 1st 19966.8 / 10
Moulin Rouge!
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A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
May 18th 20017.559 / 10