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Uncle Remus is the fictional title character and narrator of a collection of African American folktales compiled and adapted by Joel Chandler Harris and published in book form in 1881. Harris was a journalist in post– Reconstruction era Atlanta , and he produced seven Uncle Remus books.
William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, set in Verona, Italy, features the eponymous protagonists Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet.The cast of characters also includes members of their respective families and households; Prince Escalus, the city's ruler, and his kinsman, Count Paris; and various unaffiliated characters such as Friar Laurence and the Chorus.
Film-makers have frequently featured characters performing scenes from Romeo and Juliet. [218] [n] The conceit of dramatising Shakespeare writing Romeo and Juliet has been used several times, [219] [220] including John Madden's 1998 Shakespeare in Love, in which Shakespeare writes the play against the backdrop of his own doomed love affair.
Romeo and Juliet is a 1936 American film adapted from the play by William Shakespeare, directed by George Cukor from a screenplay by Talbot Jennings. The film stars Leslie Howard as Romeo and Norma Shearer as Juliet , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and the supporting cast features John Barrymore , Basil Rathbone , and Andy Devine .
Rockin' Romeo & Juliet (2006); musical film in which Romeo is a modern rock star wooing Juliet with his singing ability; directed by David McGaw (USA) Romeo and Juliet: A Monkey's Tale (2006); fictional-documentary in which two monkeys from rival cliques fall in love; directed by Karina Holden (Australia) Guca!
The Uncle Remus film, combining live action and animation and featuring "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," premiered to criticism and protests. Disney's most controversial movie, 'Song of the South,' opened in ...
Uncle Remus Initiates the Little Boy [2] / The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story [3] (sequel to Uncle Remus Initiates the Little Boy)/ How Mr. Rabbit Was Too Sharp for Mr. Fox [4] (sequel to The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story)/ Mr. Rabbit Grossly Deceives Mr. Fox/ Mr. Fox Is Again Victimized/ Miss Cow Falls a Victim to Mr. Rabbit/ Mr. Terrapin Appears Upon ...
Juliet in the balcony scene of S4C's Shakespeare: The Animated Tales version of Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet may be one of the most-screened plays of all time. The most notable theatrical releases were George Cukor 's multi- Oscar -nominated 1936 production Romeo and Juliet , Franco Zeffirelli 's 1968 film Romeo and ...