Baz Luhrmann
The "quick-cut" editing style is more revealing of the surroundings, not less so. As opposed to the stereotypical long, wide shots which allow the viewer to acknowledge everything on screen in a distanced shot - Rouge!'s editing allows for a series of individual intimate portraits, revealing the environment in a different way.
Luhrmann's fluttering editing often finds a beautiful sync with the music - cutting less when Kidman's Satine purrs the slow "One Day I'll Fly Away" - and more vibrantly and in step with a fantastic adaptation The Police's "Roxanne". With "Le Tango de Roxanne", Luhrmann's camera follows spectators and stomping feet beautifully on note - as a magnificant club sequence towards the film's beginning features explosive camerawork that adds to colorful and hypnotic environment.
Baz Luhrmann mixes frenetic, chaotic blurred images filled with cuts, with heavy, intense and emotional moments. Luhrmann’s feeling for music enhances the film perfectly,......
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