DVD
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (CEN, OSH)
Edition
Music edition.
Languages
In English, French or Spanish, with optional Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing, closed-captioned.
Performers
Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora, Harold Perrineau, Paul Rudd, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Miriam Margolyes, Jesse Bradford, M. Emmet Walsh, Zak Orth, Jamie Kennedy, Dash Mihok.
Publication Information
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (120 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; scenes of contemporary violence and some sensuality.
Summary
Baz Luhrmann's unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story moves the setting from Renaissance-era Verona to modern-day southern California.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the classic play by William Shakespeare.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: Music machine ; 3 audio commentaries ; Romeo + Juliet: the music ; The London music mix ; Journey of the song.
Subjects
- Teenagers > Drama.
- Families > California > Drama.
- Man-woman relationships > Drama.
- First loves > Drama.
- Vendetta > Drama.
- California > Drama.
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Film adaptations.
- Romeo (Fictitious character) > Drama.
- Juliet (Fictitious character) > Drama.
- Apothecary (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Balthasar (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama.
- Benvolio (Fictitious character from Shakespeare) > Drama.