The Gift of Moulin Rouge, nominated for Best Film by Song Baz Luhrmann! begins with Christian, a depressed writer mourning the death of his beloved. He recounts his coming to Paris in search of bohemian ideals and lifestyle, as well as love. In his apartment, he meets Toulouse-Lautrec and his group of actors. Shortly after, Christian was invited to write the new play "Spectacular Spectacular", which is their new play. Their plan is to go to the Moulin Rouge nightclub and ask owner Harold Zidler to finance them. Christian, Toulouse and the team arrive at the club just in time to see the lead dancer, Satine, perform. Toulouse wants Zidler to like Christian through Satine, so they try to arrange a meeting so he can impress Satine with his poetry. Coincidentally, a duke is scheduled to meet Satine to discuss transforming the Moulin Rouge from a can-can club into a full-fledged theater house. Satine knows this duke and mistakes Christian for the duke, taking all his references to poetry as euphemisms for sex. She almost faints, but continues her meeting. As they meet privately, Christian reads to Satine and she still thinks there is an underlying sexual motive. There is a moment of simultaneous realization that Christian loves Satine as he launches into a rendition of Elton John's "Your Song." He hides when the real Duke enters and is quickly turned away by Satine. Christian leaves but the duke returns hurriedly. Coming to the rescue, Toulouse and Zidler intervene and convince the Duke that they are discussing the play, thus avoiding conflict and convincing the Duke to become involved in Spectacular Spectacular. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on “Why Violent Video Games Should Not Be Banned”? Get the original essay Christian returns home, in love, and Satine returns to her apartments, not completely won over. Infatuated, Christian visits her rooftop and truly wins her heart, as they agree to a secret relationship. Unfortunately, the Duke also lusts after Satine and makes her affection part of his deal to finance the Moulin Rouge. While the two have a secret relationship, the Duke and Christian have conflicting obligations. Satine doesn't attend either, as she faints after coughing up blood. After Zidler takes advantage of the Duke's frustrations with another lie, he discovers that Satine is sick and dying. She wakes up and goes to Christian as they near the end of the play rehearsal. Bad news, she has to sleep with the Duke and knows that Christian will not be able to deal with jealousy. Christian, as a parting word, puts a secret song in the room to remind them both of their love for each other. As the Duke sees the end of the play, he realizes that the play parallels Satine's life and demands that Satine's character choose the Duke's resemblance to love. Christian bursts out and says that can't be the case, because she doesn't like the Duke. The day arrives and Satine goes to the Duke privately, while a distressed and frustrated Christian can only sit there. When the time comes, Satine refuses to sleep with him and the Duke is stunned with rage. Satine rushes to Christian and they plan to run away together. Satine goes to pack her bags, but is approached by Zidler. He lets her know that she is dying, leading her to tell Christian that she is choosing the Duke to tell him of her death. She continues to perform the play, and a heartbroken Christian comes to pay her for her "services." Christian is almost killed by the Duke's bodyguard, but Toulouse thwarts the bodyguard.