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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (often shortened to Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, albeit still utilizing Shakespearean English.
Nov 1, 1996 · A film version of Shakespeare's play set in a hip modern suburb of Verona, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as the star-crossed lovers. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Drama, Romance
- Baz Luhrmann
- 1996-11-01
Oct 28, 2021 · Romeo and Juliet is a crazy-beautiful play, and although there are thousands of ways to adapt it, from staid to gonzo, Baz Luhrmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet —25 years old...
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- Stephanie Zacharek
Year: 1996. Directed by: Baz Luhrmann. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Diane Verona, John Leguizamo, Paul Rudd and Pete Postlethwaite. Own it TODAY: http://goo.gl/iaGVtRTwentieth ...
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- johnleguizamo
Feb 10, 2021 · How did Baz Luhrmann reimagine Shakespeare's classic play as a gangsta-style romance with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes? Find out why this film was polarising, influential and successful.
- Daryl Sparkes
A modern adaptation of Shakespeare's play set in a Verona Beach suburb, with Leonardo Di Caprio and Claire Danes as the star-crossed lovers. The film retains the original dialogue, but adds fast-paced cinematic effects, pop music and gunfights.
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Romeo attends the masked ball and he and Juliet fall in love. Baz Luhrmann helped adapt this classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a post-modern city...
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- Romance, Drama
- PG-13