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    RHINE STONE COWBOY

    Jun 24, 2022 5 minutes
    WORDS JANE CROWTHER

    It’s not just the gem-encrusted ‘EP’ pinkie ring, the silver ‘TCB’ (Taking Care of Business) necklace glinting at his throat or even the feline physical presence that recalls the spirit of Elvis Presley when Total Film meets Baz Luhrmann in a London hotel suite. Yes, the high collar of his black silk suit and the white quiff also plays into that rock’n’roller vibe; but as Luhrmann curls up on the sofa like a Persian puss, it’s clear that the 59-year-old from smalltown Herons Creek in New South Wales and the King (hailing from rural Tupelo in Mississippi) share a similar ability to dream. And dream big.

    Young Mark Luhrmann (more on the name change later) helped out working on his family petrol station and spent his free time watching classic movies like or at the local cinema and ballroom dancing, the glamour of both pursuits providing a world away

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