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William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (stylized as William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann.It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, albeit still utilizing Shakespearean English.
Mark Anthony "Baz" Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962) is an Australian film director, producer, writer, and actor. With projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music, and recording industries, he is regarded by some as a contemporary example of an auteur [2] for his style and deep involvement in the writing, directing, design, and musical components of all his work.
Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film in 2002, and The Great Gatsby: Music from Baz Luhrmann's Film in 2014, and a nomination for Best Musical Theater Album for Moulin Rouge! in 2020. For his work on the Broadway stage he has received two Tony Award nominations for La bohème in 2003, and another nomination for Best Musical for Moulin Rouge! in 2020.
'Romeo & Juliet' Mania: The Resurgence on the Global Stage, from Broadway to the West End, Explained ... Baz Luhrmann took the same tack, casting a 21-year-old Leonardo DiCaprio opposite a 17-year ...
Australian director Baz Luhrmann's 1996 Romeo + Juliet and its accompanying soundtrack successfully targeted the "MTV Generation": a young audience of similar age to the story's characters. [38] Far darker than Zeffirelli's version, the film is set in the "crass, violent and superficial society" of Verona Beach and Sycamore Grove. [39]
Romeo & Juliet (1994); five-part TV serialisation; directed by Alan Horrox (UK) Romeo + Juliet (1996); modernisation of the story, which retains Shakespeare's language but sets the play in "Verona Beach" in California; directed by Australian Baz Luhrmann (USA) Romeo och Julia (1996); made-for-TV movie; directed by Alexander Öberg (Sweden)
When director Baz Luhrmann visited India to conduct research for his 1993 opera “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” he unexpectedly fell in love with the first Bollywood film he’e ever seen.
The third and last music video was created to promote Baz Luhrmann's movie Romeo + Juliet. Similar to the second music video, this video replaces some scenes with movie clips featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes and John Leguizamo.