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I don't like this endingDon't like the ending my dear DukeDUKE Why would the courtesan choosea penniless sitar player over the maharajahwho is offering a lifetime of security That's real loveOnce the
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Moulin Rouge!

Harold, the Duke is being treated appallingly. These silly writers let their imaginations...

The Duke:
I don't like this ending...Harold Zidler:Don't like the ending, my dear Duke?The Duke:Why should the courtesan chose the penniless sitar player over the maharajah who is offering her a lifetime of security? That's real love. Once the sitar player has satisfied his lust he will leave her with nothing. I suggest that the courtesan chose the maharajah.Toulouse-Lautrec:But, but tell me, that ending does not uphold the Bohemian ideals of truth, beauty, freedom, and...The Duke: I don't care about your ridiculous dogma! Why shouldn't the courtesan chose the maharajah?Christian: Because she doesn't love you!... Him... Hi-him, she doesn't love... she doesn't love him.The Duke:Oh, I see... Monsieur Zidler, the play will be rewritten with the courtesan choosing the maharajah and without the lovers' secret song. It will be rehearsed in the morning, ready for the opening tomorrow night...Harold Zidler:But, my dear Duke, that will be quite impossible.Satine:Harold, the Duke is being treated appallingly. These silly writers let their imaginations run away with themselves. Why don't you and I have a little supper, and then we can tell Monsieur Zidler how we would like the story to end

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I don't like this ending
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Don't like the ending my dear Duke
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DUKE Why would the courtesan choose
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a penniless sitar player over the maharajah
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who is offering a lifetime of security That's real love
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Once the sitar player has satisfied his lust
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he will leave the courtesan with nothing
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I suggest that in the end the courtesan choose the maharajah
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But but Sorry
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Sorry but that ending does not uphold the Bohemian ideals of
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truth beauty freedom
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I don't care about your ridiculous dogma
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Why shouldn't the courtesan choose the maharajah
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Because she doesn't love you
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Him
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Him She doesn't love
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She doesn't love him
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Now I see
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Monsieur Zidler
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This ending will be rewritten
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with the courtesan choosing the maharajah
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and without the lovers' secret song
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It will be rehearsed in the morning ready for the opening tomorrow night
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My dear Duke that will be quite impossible
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Harold
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The poor Duke is being treated appallingly
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These silly writers let their imaginations run away with them
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Why don't you and I
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have a little supper
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Then afterwards
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we can let Monsieur Zidler know how we would prefer the story to end
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Duration
137 seconds
Views
1,306
Timestamp in Movie
01:12:47
Uploaded
Mar 02, 2026
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Production
20th Century Fox,Bazmark,Fox

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Movie Summary

A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.

Actors

Richard Roxburgh
The Duke
John Leguizamo
Toulouse-lautrec
Ewan McGregor
Christian
Nicole Kidman
Satine