With dallin major, devin neff, laurie harroppurser, maddy forsyth. Brian dennehy, john leguizamo, pete postlethwaite, paul sorvino and diane venora also star in supporting roles. Leonardo dicaprio, claire danes, john leguizamo, harold. Though the film is visually modern, the bards dialogue remains. Apr 24, 2017 romeo and juliet 2017 love teaser duration. Aug 12, 2016 leonardo dicaprio may be one of hollywoods most sought after actors now, but there was a time when the oscarwinning the revenant star had to prove himself before landing a role. The film is an abridged modernization of shakespeares play. The film stars leonardo dicaprio and claire danes in the title. Leonardo dicaprio leonardo dicaprio romeo, leonardo. It was directed by baz luhrmann and stars leonardo dicaprio and claire danesin the leading roles. A slow, romantic song is played when romeo and juliet first meet and funky loud music when romeo and his friends enter the ball. Romeo leonardo dicaprio and juliet claire danes teenagers from rival families fall in love, but fate, time and the hatred of their feuding relatives endanger the longevity of the relationship. With patricia beach, gabi cuevas, kristina drager, scout kirkpatrick. The film versions of romeo and juliet, shakespeare survey 491996.
Leonardo dicaprio may be one of hollywoods most sought after actors now, but there was a time when the oscarwinning the revenant star had to prove himself before landing a. See more ideas about romeo and juliet quotes, romeo and juliet and movie quotes. I am so grateful for that day because not only did i discover my favourite song talk show host radiohead, i fell in love with leonardo dicaprio. Martinelli, jill bilcock, baz luhrmann, craig pearce, william shakespeare. Romeo and juliet, from ashcroft to zeffirelli in pictures. Romeo and juliet secretly wed despite the sworn contempt their families hold for each other. Twentieth century fox film corporation release date. It is based on michael punkes novel inspired by a truelife tale of a frontiersmans. Romeo juliet leonardo dicaprio leonardo dicaprio movies juliet movie romeo juliet 1996 shakespeare romeo montague leo and kate leonardo dicapro juliet capulet all the grownup moments that made you want to do it, ranked from most innocent to hottest. Verona beach is the setting for the immortal pair of starcrossed lovers and their bored, violent families and friends. The dialogue is the most accurate of all the romeo and juliet film adaptations.
Romeo juliet is an indian odialanguage romance comedy featured film directed by sudhakar vasanth. Shakespeares famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of verona still retaining its original dialogue. As always, this has been edited together from footage shot over multiple performances, which is why the partygoers keep. The classic shakespearean romantic tragedy gets a stylized, modern rock update. Probably my favourite baz luhrmann film to date, his bold, almost. Leonardo dicaprio and claire danes portray romeo and juliet, the youthful starcrossed lovers of the past who now meet in the futuristic urban backdrop of verona beach. Romeo, a hopeless romantic with emotionallyfueled impulsiveness, meets juliet, an abused and desperate girl looking for anyway to escape. Jun 25, 2019 romeo and juliet, from ashcroft to zeffirelli in pictures the star crossd lovers olivia hussey and leonard whiting in franco zeffirellis 1968 film. Leonardo dicaprio, claire danes, pete postlethwaite synopsis. We have seen a modern version in the theatre, which was brilliant, but this film is really poor. I first saw it as a teenager, when it was released. They instantly fall in love when romeo crashes a party and meets juliet, despite their being members of feuding families. In director baz luhrmanns contemporary take on william shakespeares classic tragedy, the montagues and capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of verona beach, where romeo and juliet fall in love and secretly wed. This iteration stars a pre titanic leonardo dicaprio and a freshfaced claire danes as the titular characters.
Dicaprio acted exactly like romeo, which i think is the worst that he could ever achieve. This film adaptation of romeo and juliet, william shakespeares play of star crossed lovers, is simply magnificent. The film stars arindam roy and barsha priyadarshini. Baz luhrmanns confronting, exhilarating modern day version of shakespeares romantic tragedy blasts onto the screen with images of. The official website for leonardo dicaprio, featuring archived film photos, trailers, and information. With leonardo dicaprio, claire danes, john leguizamo, harold perrineau. Leonardo dicaprio was a great romeo, but, on the whole, this version is a noisy mess. Met leonardo dicaprio, claire danes en john leguizamo. Romeo and juliet which romeo and juliet movie is the. Bought this for granddaughter studying romeo and juliet for gcse. Oct 11, 2011 i think zeffernellis version was authentic in terms of the feel of the romance, the youth and the innocence, while the dicaprio version is modern in its presentation it does display the grit and violence which romeo and juliet is abundant with. Leonardo dicaprio in a scene from the 2015 film the revenant, directed by alejandro gonzalez inarritu.
The first time i watched this film was september 2015 in my year 11 english class when we just so happened to be studying romeo and juliet. The welltodo capulets have chosen paris, a dashing but dull time magazine cover boy, heir to glitzy verona beach, to wed juliet. Their two rival families, the montaques and the capulets, are now gangs and every other aspect of life surrounding romeo and juliets tragic love affair has moved from its. We all know this story very well, and it has been retold many times in countless ways, but this version is for the most part true to shakespeares writing some lines even spoken in iambic pentameter. An original, rolled, doublesided onesheet movie poster 27 x 40 from 1996 for romeo and juliet with leonardo dicaprio and clair danes. Leonardo dicaprio, claire danes, pete postlethwaite. Romantiek drama film geregisseerd door baz luhrmann. With hailee steinfeld, douglas booth, damian lewis, laura morante.
A true love letter to one of the best movies of the nineties, this event is an absolute must for fans. The pair try to power through with secrets and some sympathetic allies but a love so powerful between two star crossd lovers cannot burn bright for long. Jamie chung, star of new netflix film dangerous lies, wants to get bloody playing a certain iconic tarantino character. Parents are cautioned against permitting tweens and under to view this film due to its extreme violence, gross materialism, and sexual innuendo.
Their two rival families, the montaques and the capulets, baz luhrmanns dazzling and unconventional adaptation of william shakespeares classic love story is spellbinding. Romeo leonardo dicaprio declares his love for juliet claire danes, but discovers that she is a capulet. Romeo and juliet, from ashcroft to zeffirelli in pictures the star crossd lovers olivia hussey and leonard whiting in franco zeffirellis 1968 film. Before luhrman achieved superstardom with moulin rouge. It is an adaptation and modernization of william shakespeares tragedy romeo and juliet. The film stars leonardo dicaprio and claire danes in the title roles. Against the crumbling backdrop of political and social hierarchy, a chance meeting through a neon fish tank at a masquerade ball begets a desperate pact of love between starcrossed lovers romeo leonardo dicaprio and juliet claire danes. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Their feuding families hate each other to a murderous degree. Time has not diminished the capacity of this film to enchant the viewer. For example, juliet as an angel, tybalt as a devil, romeo as a brave knight, and mercutio as a drag queen showing off the two sides of him, etc. William shakespeares romeo and juliet is a 1996 american romantic crime tragedy film. Dicaprio wasnt very famous at that point though i believe hed already been nominated for an oscar. What luhrman mainly tries to do with this film, is to make the story more interesting and more appealing to a younger audience, which has decided to try and achieve this with more action packed scenes and fighting.
Romeo and juliet which romeo and juliet movie is the most. Baz luhrmanns confronting, exhilarating modern day version of shakespeares romantic tragedy blasts onto the screen with images of icons, guns and pop junk. It is not long, however, before a chain of fateful events changes the lives of both families forever. Now this version, as you can tell by the trailer below, is the newest version.
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