Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Regisseur:

Baz Luhrmann

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

William Shakespeare (play)
Craig Pearce (screenplay) ...

Premierendatum:

1. November 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Krimi | Drama | Romanze

Werbezeile:

Two households both alike in dignity, In fair Verona where we lay our scene. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.

Plot:

Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Teen Romance | Shakespeare In Modern Dress | Slapstick | No Opening Credits

Filmpreise:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 13 wins & 20 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

A review of Baz Luhrumann's Romeo and Juliet

Besetzung

Leonardo DiCaprio	...	Romeo
Claire Danes	...	Juliet
John Leguizamo	...	Tybalt
Harold Perrineau	...	Mercutio
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Father Laurence
Paul Sorvino	...	Fulgencio Capulet
Brian Dennehy	...	Ted Montague
Paul Rudd	...	Dave Paris
Vondie Curtis-Hall	...	Captain Prince
Miriam Margolyes	...	The Nurse
Jesse Bradford	...	Balthasar
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Apothecary
Zak Orth	...	Gregory
Jamie Kennedy	...	Sampson
Dash Mihok	...	Benvolio

Alternativ:

Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (USA) (complete title)
William Shakespeares Romeo & Julia (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]
William Shakespeares Romeo + Julia (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for scenes of contemporary violence and some sensuality.

Länge:

120 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Brazil:14 | Hungary:16 | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (cut) | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Belgium:KT | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Drehorte:

Alameda, California, USA

Firma:

Bazmark Films

Dies und das:

The pool hall that Romeo and Benvolio enter is in a building called "Globe." The Globe Theatre in England was the site of William Shakespeare's original productions in Elizabethan times.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: In the church, the nurse and man in the long shot are sitting down. In the next shot, they're in the aisle again.

Dialogzitate:

Romeo: [to Tybalt] Either thou, or I, or both must go with him!

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Ausschnittsweise enthalten in "20 to 1: Magnificent Movies (#3.14)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Local God

A review of Baz Luhrumann's Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare gets a Hollywood make over in Baz Luhrmann's high-octane remake of Romeo and Juliet.

The Australian director manages to combine an exciting mix of original Shakespearean dialect and Hollywood action, which together delivers a brilliant new concept to film making.

The casting of Leonardo Di Caprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet are inspired choices, as they both give the best performance of their fledgling careers.

Although this is a story which has been told many times before, Luhrmann keeps the idea fresh, mainly by using a lovely mixture of fast editing and beautifully choreographed fight scenes, which wouldn't look out of place in a John Woo action film. It also combines a fantastic soundtrack with a stunning backdrop of 'Verona Beach'.

Right from the explosive beginning to the tragic ending, Romeo and Juliet will keep you captivated. This is a testament to Luhrmann's brilliant snappy direction, which will take you on a rollercoaster ride of car chases, gun fights and a love that was destined to fail.

Luhrmann's ablity to keep the audience wanting more is no more apparent than the ending. You would have to have been living under a rock, for the last 100 years to not know how Romeo and Juliet ends. But Luhrmann manages to keep the audience hoping that this time it will be different.

Would Will Shakespeare be happy with this adaptation of his work? We'll never know, although any fans of Shakespeare should leave the cinema pleased with this mordernised version.