Baz Luhrmann directed such films as Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and the musical Moulin Rouge. He has a very distinctive directing approach with particular techniques that define his style. He presents his films as if he were telling a story, which he invites you into. His stories are very simple and he also tends to give away the ending at the beginning of the film, which makes you want to watch to find out how you get to the end. For example Romeo and Juliet starts with a news flash on a television which describes city brawls that have taken place and more fights occur later in the fi...

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