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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespear's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from it's Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.
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My Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet with Baz Luhrmann DVD List Price: $29.99 Our Price: $24.99 Buy More, Save More! Save 15% on orders over $75 or Save 20% on orders over $100. Details > Item No.: MYSB601 Single DVD This documentary follows a group of amateur actors from a poor neighborhood in northwest London as they attempt to put on Shakespeare's most recognized play. Director Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo & Juliet) oversees the hopeful actors as they go through intense rehearsals...
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My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet For A New Generation, With Baz Luhrmann (2004)
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The famous lines and vivid language of this cautionary tale drive director Baz Luhrmann's cinematic interpretation of William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet. Welcome to Verona Beach, a sexy, violent other-world, neither future nor past, ruled by two rival families, the Montagues and the Capulets. Wealthy, selfish, ruthless, and powerful, the parents share an enmity that has become the birthright of their offspring.
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The process is not without its trials: his Juliet is an eighteen-year-old refugee from Afghanistan who has never held a boy's gaze before, most of the cast come from a milieu where emotion is a sign of weakness, and several cast members are lax about punctuality and memorization. Nonetheless, their performance at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts grows inexorably closer. Joseph is aided by his mentor, Baz Luhrmann, who offers advice and encourage via a live satellite link. --SD
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William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet DVD
This ambitious undertaking, adapting William Shakespeare's classic tale of star-crossed lovers and setting the story in a glossy music-video style in 1990s Florida. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes play the famous lovers kept apart by rival industrialist families. Bookended by newscastsers reciting Shakespeare's prose as their copy, this clever glam updating of ROMEO AND JULIET is one of the most unusual adaptations of the Bard's work in the history of cinema. The stylish and colorful sets earned...
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Baz Luhrmann's modern classic unfolds with its heart on its sleeve and its guns ablaze. The pulse of this jarring masterpiece lies within its passionate performances and the varied and vibrant songs that score its retelling, and this special edition DVD delivers a new way to bring that score to life. Now you can select a "music machine" to isolate your favorite song segments and experience the story behind the music through exclusive featurettes.
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Baz Lurhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has ben moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.
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Can Shakespeare appeal to the MTV crowd? The answer is a resounding "Aye!" in this delirious amalgam of styles, colors and kinetic camera movements. Using the original dialogue of the play (pared down for reasons of length), but reworking almost everything else about the scenario, Luhrmann and company have produced a work which is not only faithful to the original theme and feeling of the piece, but resonates particularly well for contemporary times. Set in a fictional Verona Beach, a neon-drenched...
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Music Video(S). Additional Info. Film Highlights. Interactive Menus/Chapter Search. Commentary by Marius De Vries. Commentary by Baz Luhrmann. Commentary by Craig Armstrong.
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Introduction. Examining the heterosexual aspects of Luhrmann's film. Juliet and feminine chastity. Leonardo DiCaprio's depiction of Romeo as a 'universal attraction'. The Capulet party. Conclusion. Cited sources.
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Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from its Elizabethan origins to futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.
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Romeo + Juliet [Region 2]
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Commentary by Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin, Don McAlpine and Craig Pearce. Cast & Crew Interviews. Director's Gallery : Go behind the scenes with Baz Luhrmann. Cinematographer's Gallery : Scene Studies by Don McAlpine. Design Gallery : Production stills narrated by Catherine Martin. Music Videos : "Young Hearts Run Free" by Kym Mazelle; "Kissing You" by Des'ree. DVD - Rom : Screenplay comparison excerpts. Theatrical Trailer, TV Spots & More.
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This 3 page report discusses two 20th century movies based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” that are easily remembered and compared because of their distinctive style and presentation. In 1968, Franco Zeffirelli created a lush costume extravaganza that told the Romeo and Juliet story (in the U.S., it was released in 1974. In 1996, Australian director Baz Luhrmann presented a much more stylized interpretation titled William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. Characteristics of both movies are presented...
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Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespear's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from it's Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.
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This 3 page report discusses two 20th century movies based on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” that are easily remembered and compared because of their distinctive style and presentation. In 1968, Franco Zeffirelli created a lush costume extravaganza that told the Romeo and Juliet story (in the U.S., it was released in 1974. In 1996, Australian director Baz Luhrmann presented a much more stylized interpretation titled William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet. Characteristics of both movies are...
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Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespear's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from it's Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.
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William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet [VHS]
Baz Luhrmann's dazzling and unconventional adaptation of William Shakespear's classic love story is spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes portray Romeo and Juliet, the youthful star-crossed lovers of the past. But the setting has been moved from it's Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.
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A 6 page comparison of Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film production of Romeo and Juliet with the 1996 version directed and produced by Baz Luhrmann. It concludes that Luhrmann's version, despite its faithful Shakespearean dialogue, is so far removed from Shakespeare's own world-view that it can hardly be called an interpretation of the play at all. No additional sources cited.
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Contains: *Moulin Rouge *Moulin Rouge Bonus Disc *Romeo and Juliet Special Edition *Stricly Ballroom *Behind the Red Curtain
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