Friday, February 2, 2007

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (1996)

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes; Directed by Baz Luhrmann

Australian director Baz Luhrmann offers us a retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in an urban landscape with gangs and guns. The language is still Shakespeare’s, but the look and feel are all Luhrmann’s. It seems a bit shrill, but very interesting visually; this is a high-energy tragedy.

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