Question: Why does Satine decide not to run away with Christian, just because she finds out that she's dying? Why couldn't they have run away anyway, and escaped from the Duke entirely?
Tailkinker
24th Jul 2005
Moulin Rouge (2001)
6th Jan 2005
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Question: Why do the Bohos have to evade Zidler in the first place? Zidler obviously knows Toulouse by sight, and doesn't seem to mind them being there too much when he sees them near the duke.
1st Jul 2004
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Question: Why does the black haired courtesan, (I believe her name is nini-legs-in-the-air) Give the game away to the duke? Is she supposed to have a specific problem with Satine, or Ewan Mcgregor, or both?
Answer: It's not clear, but it seems most likely that she resents Satine's status as top courtesan, and the rich clients that she attracts as a consequence. Trying to ingratiate herself with the rich Duke, while simultaneously bringing Satine down a notch or two, seems like part of this resentment.
7th Jun 2004
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Question: What happened to the Moulin Rouge in the film after Satine died?
Answer: It's not clear. Given that they owed a lot of money to the Duke, he probably closed them down.
7th Jun 2004
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Answer: He wallows in self-pity for a while, then eventually begins to write their story. There's no indication that he has any further links with the Moulin Rouge - it would probably be too painful for him. Christian actually states in the movie that the night Satine died was the last time he ever stepped foot in the Moulin Rouge.
In what scene did he state that I'm curious.
When he talks about going back there to see if she still loves him. Right before he goes back there that last time.
When Christian sneaks back in after having been tossed out, he says he returned to the Moulin Rouge one last time.
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Answer: If Satine runs, the Duke takes control of the Moulin Rouge and shuts the place down, putting everyone she works with onto the streets. If she stays with the Duke, she'll still die, but the Duke won't have any real reason to shut things down. She could run away with Christian and have a few days of freedom and love with him, but she'd be condemning everyone at the Moulin Rouge to destitution, plus the Duke would probably have Christian hunted down and killed. By staying for her final few days, she saves everyone that she loves, at the price of her own happiness (and that of Christian, but at least she'll save his life).
Tailkinker ★