Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Release Date
1996-11-01
Rating
7
Duration
120 min
Countries
Keywords
suicide gang war forbidden love based on play or musical murder gun violence star crossed lovers shakespeare in modern dress teenage romance masquerade ironic romeo & juliet absurd incredulous disapproving dubious frustrated indifferent tragic
Qualities
In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's 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. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.
