Wikipedia:
The film was co-written and directed by Baz Luhrmann, and stars Leonardo DiCaprio as the eponymous Jay Gatsby, with Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, and Elizabeth Debicki in supporting roles.[3] The film follows the life and times of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his neighbour Nick (Maguire), who recounts his encounter with Gatsby at the height of the Roaring Twenties.
The image of the party scene is what always fascinates me with Luhrmann's work, he knows how to throw a party, along with screenplay writer Craig Pearce. It's not only their highest grossing film, but also swept "Best Production Design" and "Best Costume Design" at the 86th Academy Awards. Catherine Martin designed the costuming for the show, she in fact took away the award herself. Coming from Australia, Martin also did the costuming for Moulin Rouge as well; she is also the wife of Baz Luhrmann.
Lurhmann wanted to throw a party, and have the cast to do so including Leonardo DiCaprio (whom he worked with in '96 in Romeo and Juliet), Cary Mulliigan, Toby Maguire (Spiderman), with Joel Edgerton. A well rounded cast with original music by Sia, Jack White, Fergie, Beyonce and many more. Taking a spin on the 20's in a modern way.
Wikipedia:
The Great Gatsby was planned to be filmed in the New York City area where the novel is set, starting in June 2011.[9] The director instead opted to shoot principal photography in Sydney. Filming began on September 5, 2011, at Fox Studios Australia and finished on December 22, 2011, with additional shots filmed in January 2012.[26][27] The film was shot with Red Epic digital cameras and Zeiss UltraPrime lenses.[28][29] Originally scheduled for a December 2012 release, on August 6, 2012, it was reported that the film was being moved to a summer 2013 release date.[30] In September 2012, this date was confirmed to be May 10, 2013. The film opened the 66th Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2013,[31] shortly following its wide release in RealD 3D and 2D formats.
The clip above is of one of the major party scenes (and one of my personal favorite) in the movie, set design as well as costume design by Catherine Martin with Fergie singing it's a masterpiece. One thing Luhrmann does with is movies is add the hint of darkness to each of his movies, similarity to what I see in Tim Burton movie's, in fact I thought Tim Burton helped with this movie upon fist seeing it because their "darkness" is so alike. Personally what fascinates me the most with this scene is the cinematography, especially the costumes which I believe made the movie.
Overall, it's a very well done film and deserved the awards it's gotten. I love Baz Luhrmann films and thought this accentuated his career quite nicely, everything from the set to the scoring was done beautifully and I will continue to watch this movie over and over again.
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