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Release Date: 2006-02-07, Rating: NR (Not Rated)

My Shakespeare: Romeo & Juliet For A New Generation, With Baz Luhrmann (2004)

Luhrmann’s version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. After seeing the

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...

my shakespeare-romeo & juliet with baz luhrmann my shakespeare: romeo & juliet for a new generation - closed caption (dvd) 841887006231

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...

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...

Release Date: 2003-01-14, Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

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.

The classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy is updated by director Baz Luhrmann to a post-modern Verona Beach where swords are merely a brand of gun and bored youths are easily spurred toward violence. Longtime rivals in religion and business, the Montagues and the Capulets share a page from the Jets and Sharks of West Side Story when they form rival gangs. Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) is aloof toward the goings-on of his Montague cousins, but after he realizes that Juliet (Claire Danes) is a Capulet...

Demi Moore takes it all off in this raucous and daring comedy in which she plays a woman who takes a job stripping at a Florida club in order to regain custody of her daughter from her con artist ex-husband. ... more

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.

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 been moved from its Elizabethan origins to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach.

Analysis of the Techniques Used by Baz Luhrmann in His Adaptation to the Opening of Romeo and Juliet