Romeo + Juliet
Directed by	Baz Luhrmann
Written by	William Shakespeare (Play), Craig Pearce (Screenplay), Baz Luhrmann (Screenplay)
Starring	Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes
Produced by	Baz Luhrmann, Gabriella Martinelli
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
Release date	November 1, 1996
Runtime	120 mins.
Language	English
Budget	$14,500,000 (estimated)
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Romeo + Juliet (full title: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 film adaptation of Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo Montague and Claire Danes as Juliet Capulet. Despite the presence of the plus (+) sign, the title is pronounced "Romeo and Juliet", not "Romeo plus Juliet". English-version dvd cover This is a DVD cover. ... Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann, New South Wales, September 17, 1962) is an Australian film director. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann, New South Wales, September 17, 1962) is an Australian film director. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Biography Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974), is an American actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Claire Danes on the cover of Marie Claire Claire Catherine Danes (born on April 12, 1979 in New York City) is an American film actress. ... Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann, New South Wales, September 17, 1962) is an Australian film director. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... Jump to: navigation, search November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Romeo and Juliet is a famous play by William Shakespeare concerning the fate of two young lovers. ... Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann, New South Wales, September 17, 1962) is an Australian film director. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Biography Leonardo DiCaprio Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11, 1974), is an American actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Claire Danes on the cover of Marie Claire Claire Catherine Danes (born on April 12, 1979 in New York City) is an American film actress. ...

Other members of the cast include

• Jesse Bradford (Balthasar)
• Vondie Curtis-Hall (Captain Prince)
• Brian Dennehy (Ted Montague)
• Christina Pickles (Caroline Montague)
• Paul Sorvino (Fulgencio Capulet)
• Diane Venora (Gloria Capulet)
• John Leguizamo (Tybalt)
• Miriam Margolyes (The Nurse)
• Dash Mihok (Benvolio)
• Harold Perrineau (Mercutio)
• Pete Postlethwaite (Father Laurence)
• Paul Rudd (Dave Paris)
• M. Emmet Walsh (Apothecary)

This version is a transposition of Shakespeare's play into the present time, with swords replaced by guns and skyscrapers instead of castles. The action is edited in a heavily stylised manner, with frequent use of fast cutting of shots, causing the film to be widely described as "Shakespeare for the MTV generation"[1] [2]. However, the movie uses Shakespeare's original dialogue, albeit with certain scenes rearranged. Jesse Bradford. ... Vondie Curtis-Hall (born September 30, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African-American actor and film director. ... Image:BrianDennehy. ... Christina Pickles (born 17 February 1935 in Yorkshire, England) is an American actress. ... Paul Sorvino (born April 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Italian American actor who career has largely been the portrayal of authority figures, both as legal enforcer and criminal, in television, stage, and film. ... Diane Venora (born August 10, 1952) is an American stage television and film actress. ... John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) in Bogotá, Colombia), is a Colombian-Puerto Rican comedian, actor and producer working in the Hollywood, film industry. ... Miriam Margolyes Miriam Margolyes (born May 18, 1941 in Oxford, England) is a British character actress. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dash Mihok (born May 24, 1974 in New York City, New York, USA) is an American actor. ... Harold Perrineau Harold Perrineau Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search Pete Postlethwaite (born February 7, 1945) is a British actor. ... Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. ... Michael Emmet Walsh (born March 22, 1935 in Ogdensburg, New York) is an American character actor who has appreared in over 100 film and television productions. ... Jump to: navigation, search Film editing is the connecting of one or more shots together in a sequence. ... Fast cutting is a film editing technique which refers to several consecutive shots of a brief duration (e. ... In film, a shot is a continuous strip of motion picture film, created of a series of frames, that runs for an uninterrupted period of time. ... MTV (abbreviation for Music Television) is a cable television network which was originally devoted to music videos, especially popular rock music. ...

The story takes place in Verona Beach, California, styled after Miami, and a fictional desert-like place called Mantua. Most of the movie is filmed in and around Mexico City. State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Senators Dianne Feinstein (D) Barbara Boxer (D) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... Jump to: navigation, search Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level...

The film differs from the play in that Paris (or Dave Paris, the modern renaming) is not killed, and that the Montagues provoke the initial fight instead of the Capulets. Many lines in the film refer to weapons, so to save changing the script away from the original, the cast wield guns with fictional brand names like "Sword" or "Dagger". Jump to: navigation, search This is an incomplete list of fictional items not listed under categories elsewhere, that have appeared in entertainment and other fictional media. ...

Awards and nominations

• Berlin International Film Festival 1997, it won:
  • Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio)
  • Alfred Bauer Prize

• Academy Awards 1996 nominations:
  • Best Art Direction (Catherine Martin)
  • Set Decoration (Brigitte Broch)

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External links

• http://www.romeoandjuliet.com/ - Official Website
• Romeo + Juliet at the Internet Movie Database
• Craig Armstrong (Composer & Arranger for Romeo + Juilet)