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Thursday, 20 December, 2001, 23:51 GMT
Moulin Rouge is viewers' favourite
![]() The first and second placed films were both set in Paris
Moulin Rouge has been voted the best film of the year by viewers of the UK's most popular movie review TV show.
A poll for BBC One's Film 2001 found that the colourful musical and love story, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, was the fans' favourite.
Bittersweet French comedy Amelie came second in the viewers' poll. Amelie was one of the surprise hits of the year, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and starring Audrey Tautou as the scatty Parisian waitress who does good deeds around the city. The Steven Spielberg and Stanley Kubrick project, AI: Artificial Intelligence, came third despite a lukewarm reception from critics and an unspectacular performance at the box office.
The most successful film at box offices was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, which only came seventh. Nicole Kidman had two appearances on the top 10, with The Others at number 10 in the vote. Thursday's edition of Film 2001, presented by Jonathan Ross, also revealed the favourite films of the year of a number of stars. George Clooney and Matt Damon both chose the Coen brothers' black and white drama The Man Who Wasn't There.
Russell Crowe revealed his taste for romantic comedies by choosing Bridget Jones' Diary, while Kevin Spacey went for the Francis Ford Coppola's reissue, Apocalypse Now Redux. Charlie's Angels star Drew Barrymore picked Hedwig and the Angry Inch, a musical about a German drag queen. Last year, Gladiator came top of the Film 2000 vote - and went on to win best picture at the Oscars. |
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