Romeo and Juliet (1996 movie)

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 and Claire Danes as Juliet. Other members of the cast include\n*Jesse Bradford (Balthasar)\n*Vondie Curtis-Hall (Captain Prince)\n*Brian Dennehy (Ted Montague)\n*Christina Pickles (Caroline Montague)\n*Paul Sorvino (Fulgencio Capulet)\n*Diane Venora (Gloria Capulet)\n*John Leguizamo (Tybalt)\n*Miriam Margolyes (The Nurse)\n*Dash Mihok (Benvolio)\n*Harold Perrineau (Mercutio)\n*Pete Postlethwaite (Father Laurence)\n*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:\n**Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio) \n**Alfred Bauer Prize
• Academy Awards 1996 nominations:\n**Best Art Direction (Catherine Martin)\n**Set Decoration (Brigitte Broch)

External link

\n* official webpage