Toulouse-Lautrec was perhaps best known for his work as an artist – notably a painter, printmaker, draughtsman and illustrator.

Shortly into his life, he moved to Paris and began studying under the famed artist Leon Bonnat. Whilst in Paris, Toulouse-Lautrec spent much of his time in brothels. He became such good friends with the local ‘workforce’, that he started living in brothels for weeks at a time. Unsurprisingly, he got syphilis. 

During his stay in Paris, Toulouse-Lautrec got rather good at painting. Notable works of his include The Marble Polisher, At The Moulin Rouge, and possibly his greatest, most potent, powerful and moving piece, La Toilette. 

Toulouse-Lautrec lived the dream artist’s life. He spent most of his time in brothels, became renowned for his paintings, and was an alcoholic to boot. He died as a result of syphilis and alcohol poisoning. What a way to go.

·         It is also often used to refer to the whole Indian film industry although this is colloquial 

·        Raja Harishchandra (1913) was the first Indian silent film and Alam Ara (1931) was the first sound film in India.

·        In the first half of the 20th century, lavish musicals were the most popular Bollywood fare. 

·        Even today Bollywood maintains fairly common genre conventions. They are often vibrant and melodramatic musicals and their success is largely based on the appeal of their music. 

·        Some modern Bollywood music (sweet jams and heavy beats): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1cHyZwhXcc  

·        Baz Luhrmann has stated that Moulin Rouge is directly influenced by Bollywood cinema.

The word itself refers to ‘arcane enlightenment’ or ‘unconventional and lazy’. Many Bohemians in literature are artists so the word has also come to include unusual artists as well.

-       It is the 4th of Giacomo Puccini’s works and debuted in Turin, Italy on February 1, 1896. 

-       The opera is based on Murger’s "La Vie de Boheme" (1849), which is the adaptation of his original novel which was created for the stage. 

-       Despite La Boheme being based mostly off the stage adaptation, Puccini had to claim that his opera was based off the original novel, Scenes de la Vie de Boheme by Murger, instead of the stage adaptation due to copyright disputes. 

-       Baz Luhrmann used ideas from La Boheme in Moulin Rouge

-       The storyline of Moulin Rouge draws from La Boheme through it being set in Paris as well as Mimi (La Boheme) having tuberculosis and Satine (Moulin Rouge) also succumbing to tuberculosis 

After the war, he took the frankly ridiculous name of ‘Busby’, and began a career in the film industry. In 1925, he started choreographing Broadway musicals. His first major production was A Connecticut Yankee, and then The Street Singer in 1929. 

In the 1930s, Enos started working for the Warner Brothers. His style became instantly recognisable, engaging in the fantasies and the imagination of the audience. His grand dances used circular motions to create a kaleidoscope effect.