William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents a Bazmark production ; produced by Gabriella Martinelli and Baz Luhrmann ; screenplay by Craig Pearce & Baz Luhrmann ; directed by Baz Luhrmann.
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FilmLanguage: English, French, Spanish Summary language: English, Spanish Original language: English Publication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2006Edition: Music edDescription: 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Romeo + Juliet [Portion of title]
- Romeo & Juliet
- Romeo and Juliet
- William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet
- William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
- Director of photography, Donald M. McAlpine ; film editor, Jill Bilcock ; music, Nellee Hooper ; additional score, Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries ; costume designer, Kym Barrett ; production designer, Catherine Martin.
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Dr. James Carlson Library | DVD | DRAMA Romeo + | Available | 33111006067231 | ||||
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy is updated by director Baz Luhrmann to a post-modern Verona Beach where swords are merely a brand of gun and bored youths are easily spurred toward violence. Longtime rivals in religion and business, the Montagues and the Capulets share a page from the Jets and Sharks of West Side Story when they form rival gangs. Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) is aloof toward the goings-on of his Montague cousins, but after he realizes that Juliet (Claire Danes) is a Capulet at the end of one very wild party, the enmity between the two clans becomes the root of his angst. He relies heavily -- and with serious consequences -- on his rebel gender-bender of a friend, Mercutio (Harold Perrineau Jr.), and Father (not Friar) Lawrence (Pete Postlethwaite) for protection and support. Romeo is, of course, exiled, and it looks like Juliet will be forced into an arranged marriage with the bland Paris (Paul Rudd). It ends, as Romeo and Juliet must, when Romeo hears a tragic piece of misinformation and brings his suicide wish to what was meant to be Juliet 's temporary tomb. This time, though, the turf and the weapon of choice have taken a turn toward the surreal. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi
Based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: Music machine feature lets the viewer jump to individual songs throughout the film; 3 audio commentaries with director Baz Luhrmann, co-composer Craig Armstrong and co-composer Marius De Vries; "'Romeo + Juliet': the music" exclusive 45-min. documentary; "The London music mix" featurette; "Journey of the songs" featurettes: "Young hearts run free," "Everybody's free," and temp music.
Title from container.
Director of photography, Donald M. McAlpine ; film editor, Jill Bilcock ; music, Nellee Hooper ; additional score, Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries ; costume designer, Kym Barrett ; production designer, Catherine Martin.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John LeGuizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora.
Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. The setting has been moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic backdrop of Verona Beach with these star-crossed lovers.
MPAA rating: PG-13.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1, letterbox) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, DTS, Dolby Digital surround, dual layer, NTSC.
English, French or Spanish languages, subtitled in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.