Blend\Bureaux

Baz Luhrmann is a brave man in choosing to adapt one of the Great American Novels to the screen. We already knew he was, ever since he set his 1996 ‘Romeo + Juliet’ in a 1990s United States instead of a medieval Verona. Luhrmann’s version of ‘The Great Gatsby’ stays true to its 1920s New York setting, as the Fitzgerald original is a tale applicable to all times and ages. Fitzgerald succeeded in grasping the essence of the human condition, still relevant today. Read More »