William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.

Resource Information

The work William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet. represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Newburyport Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet.

Statement of responsibility

Twentieth Century Fox presents a Bazmark production ; produced by Gabriella Martinelli + Baz Luhrmann ; directed by Baz Luhrmann ; screenplay by Craig Pearce + Baz Luhrmann

Title variation

• William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
• Romeo and Juliet
• Romeo + Juliet

Creator

• William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Martinelli, Gabriella
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
• McAlpine, Donald M.
• De Vries, Marius
• Pearce, Craig, (Screenwriter)
• Perrineau, Harold
• Bazmark (Firm)
• Pickles, Christina
• Postlethwaite, Pete
• Rudd, Paul
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
• Sorvino, Paul
• Venora, Diane
• Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935-
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Dennehy, Brian
• Danes, Claire, 1979-
• DiCaprio, Leonardo
• Hooper, Nellee
• Curtis-Hall, Vondie
• Leguizamo, John
• Luhrmann, Baz
• Bradford, Jesse
• Armstrong, Craig, 1959-
• Margolyes, Miriam
• Martin, Catherine, 1965-

Actor

• DiCaprio, Leonardo
• Walsh, M. Emmet, 1935-
• Venora, Diane
• Sorvino, Paul
• Rudd, Paul
• Postlethwaite, Pete
• Pickles, Christina
• Perrineau, Harold
• Margolyes, Miriam
• Bradford, Jesse
• Leguizamo, John
• Curtis-Hall, Vondie
• Danes, Claire, 1979-
• Dennehy, Brian

Cinematographer

• McAlpine, Donald M.

Composer

• Armstrong, Craig, 1959-
• De Vries, Marius
• Hooper, Nellee

Film director

• Luhrmann, Baz

Film producer

• Luhrmann, Baz
• Martinelli, Gabriella

Screenwriter

• Pearce, Craig, (Screenwriter)
• Luhrmann, Baz

Subject

• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films
• Feature films -- United States
• Film adaptations
• Gangs
• Gangs -- Drama
• Gangster films
• Love
• Love -- Drama
• Romance films
• Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Film adaptations
• Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare, William)
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Drama

Genre

• Feature films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Romance films
• Gangster films
• Drama
• Film adaptations

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

A modern adaptation of the classic love story, moved to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach

Member of

• Red curtain trilogy

Awards note

Berlin International Film Festival, 1997: Silver Berlin Bear, Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio); Alfred Bauer Award.

Cataloging source

HCO

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Music, Nellee Hooper, Craig Armstrong, and Marius De Vries ; director of photography, Donald M. McAlpine ; editor, Jill Bilcock ; choreographer, John "Cha Cha" O'Connell

Dewey number

791.43/72

Intended audience

• MPAA rating: PG-13
• CHV rating: 14A

Language note

English and French soundtracks with optional Spanish and English subtitles; Closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.W55 2002

PerformerNote

Leonardo di Caprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Miriam Margolyes, Harold Perrineau, Christina Pickles, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Rudd, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora, M. Emmet Walsh

Runtime

120

Series statement

Baz Luhrmann's Red curtain trilogy

Technique

live action