Romeo and Juliet (1996 movie)

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Romeo + Juliet (full title: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 film adaptation of Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet.

Other members of the cast include

• Jesse Bradford (Balthasar)
• Vondie Curtis-Hall (Captain Prince)
• Brian Dennehy (Ted Montague)
• Christina Pickles (Caroline Montague)
• Paul Sorvino (Fulgencio Capulet)
• Diane Venora (Gloria Capulet)
• John Leguizamo (Tybalt)
• Miriam Margolyes (The Nurse)
• Dash Mihok (Benvolio)
• Harold Perrineau (Mercutio)
• Pete Postlethwaite (Father Laurence)
• Paul Rudd (Dave Paris)

This version is a transposition of Shakespeare's play into the present time, with swords replaced by guns, skyscrapers instead of castles, and MTV-like action.

The story takes place in Verona Beach, California, styled after Los Angeles, and a fictional place in the Mojave Desert called Mantua.

Unlike Paris in the original Romeo and Juliet, Dave Paris, the modern version of the bachelor, lives.

Awards & Nominations

• Berlin International Film Festival 1997, it won:
  • Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)
  • Alfred Bauer Prize

• Academy Awards 1996 nominations:
  • Best Art Direction (Catherine Martin)
  • Set Decoration (Brigitte Broch)

External link

• official webpage (http://www.romeoandjuliet.com/)

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