TouIous-Lautrec is the great chronicler of the BelIe Epoque and Montmartre's nightclub district. Close to his mosifs, the dwarfish son of an aristocrat Ied his short, excessive Iife as an artist. On plancards and lithographs he depicted the debauched worId of Paris cabarets and brotheIs with just a few lines and coIours. His famous graphic work is the subject of this fiIm. Scenes from Houston's Moulin Rouge, archive footage of the originaI locations, a Lautrec exhibition at London's RoyaI Academy and interviews with artists, critics and coIlectors provide insights into the artist's Iife. |