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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet overview
Synopsis:
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 at the end of one very wild party, the enmity between the two clans becomes the root of his angst.
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Movie Details:
- Director: Baz Luhrmann
- Studio: Bazmark, 20th Century Fox
- Year: 1996
- Run Time: 120 minutes
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- MPAA Rating: PG13 (for scenes of contemporary violence and some sensuality)
- Category: Feature
- Genre/Type: Drama, Romance
- Filmed in: Color











