My only love sprung from my only hate.
In this 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.
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Contemporary, grave, resolved and overwhelming.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
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“Is this Baz Luhrmann's best work?”
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Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprioRomeo
- Claire DanesJuliet
- Jesse BradfordBalthasar
- Vondie Curtis-HallCaptain Prince
- Brian DennehyTed Montague
- John LeguizamoTybalt
- Miriam MargolyesNurse
- Harold PerrineauMercutio
- Christina PicklesCaroline Montague
- Pete PostlethwaiteFather Laurence
Crew
- Baz LuhrmannDirector
- Baz LuhrmannScreenplay
- Craig PearceScreenplay
- Donald McAlpineDirector of Photography
- Nellee HooperOriginal Music Composer
- Craig ArmstrongOriginal Music Composer
- Marius de VriesOriginal Music Composer
- Jill BilcockEditor
- Baz LuhrmannProducer
- Gabriella MartinelliProducer
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