Icons of Cinema: Baz Luhrmann explores the fascinating and flamboyant career of one of the world's best-loved movie directors.
Famous for his lavish style and dramatic portrayal of tragedy and love, Luhrmann is known as Australia's gem and his iconic work is instantly recognisable. Discover what makes a Luhrmann film - how he earned auteur status, the ingredients that comprise his signature style, the influences that led him to create each feature film and the themes he revisits most often in his work. You'll learn how he uses music, dance, set design and costume to convey emotion and examine the human condition and how his interest in stage direction informed the style of his Red Curtain Trilogy.
Fully illustrated throughout with stunning photographs and movie stills, you'll find a chapter dedicated to each major motion picture. It's time to relive the magic of Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!, Australia, The Great Gatsby and Elvis.
Written by Emily Maskell, freelance film critic who has written for BBC Culture, GQ, W Mag and more.Illustrated with full colour photographs including events and movie stills.The next title in this series, Icons of Cinema: Greta Gerwig, will publish in 2025.With home streaming services expanding and multiplying at an incredible rate, as well as the Barbenheimer Effect of 2023, there is a renewed interest in film and cinema. 
