Romeo and Juliet (1996 movie)

Romeo + Juliet (full title: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo and Claire Danes as Juliet.

Here is the other cast:

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)

This version is a transposition of Shakespeare's play into the present time, with swords replaced by guns, skyscrapers instead of castles, and MTV-like action.

The story takes place in Verona Beach, California, styled after Los Angeles, and a fictional place in the Mojave Desert called Mantua.

Unlike Paris in the original Romeo and Juliet, Dave Paris, the modern version of the bachelor, lives.

Awards & 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)

External link

official webpage