Romeo and Juliet (Luhrmann) (Captioned)

Baz Luhrmann, director of “Strictly Ballroom” tells the greatest love story of all time in our time. William Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers is set in Verona Beach; a violent modern city of guns, money and greed. In this opulent world of hate, rival gangs, and families at war Romeo and Juliet are ignited by the passion of forbidden first love and Verona Beach explodes. Shakespeare’s heart wrenching tale of doomed love is told with passion, beauty, wit and furious energy. It’s a film that will kick you in the heart.

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Credits

director

Baz Luhrmann

co-producer

Baz Luhrmann

Gabriella Martinelli

editor

Jill Bilcock

production company

Bazmark

production designer

Catherine Martin

Duration

01:56:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1996

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

307990

Language

English

Audience classification

MA

Subject categories

Adaptations

Closed captioning

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Literature → Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 - Film and video adaptations

Romance

Sound/audio

Captioned

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1996

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