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Romeo + Juliet
- Director: Baz Luhrmann
- Writer: William Shakespeare; Craig Pearce
- Producer: Jill Bilcock; Martin Brown
CGiii Comment
Few directors can boast such a success - making Shakespeare relevant [again], making Shakespeare for the MTV-ers and succeeding.
Oooh the traditionalists will squirm - let them writhe in their own exclusivity.
Luhrmann deserves a mighty pat on his back.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
The classic story of Romeo and Juliet, set in a modern-day city of Verona Beach. The Montagues and Capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. There are obstacles on the way, like Juliet's cousin, Tybalt, and Romeo's friend Mercutio, and many fights. But although it is set in modern times, it is still the same timeless story of the "star crossed lovers".
Cast & Characters
Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo;
Claire Danes as Juliet;
John Leguizamo as Tybalt;
Harold Perrineau as Mercutio;
Pete Postlethwaite as Father Laurence;
Paul Sorvino as Fulgencio Capulet;
Brian Dennehy as Ted Montague;
Paul Rudd as Dave Paris;
Vondie Curtis-Hall as Captain Prince;
Miriam Margolyes as The Nurse;
Jesse Bradford as Balthasar;
M. Emmet Walsh as Apothecary;
Zak Orth as Gregory;
Jamie Kennedy as Sampson;
Dash Mihok as Benvolio