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Film Appreciation Hum 8 » Romeo and Juliet (1996)
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Romeo and Juliet (1996)
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Two households, both alike in dignity,
In fair Verona where we lay our scene,
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,
Where civil blood makes cival hands unclean.
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes,
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life... 
...The fearful passage of their death-marked love,
And the continuance of their parents' rage,
Which, but their children's end, naught could remove,
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage. Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio-Romeo Claire Danes-Juliet Brian Dennehy-Montegue John Leguizamo-Tybalt Pete Postlethwaite-Friar Laurence Paul Sorvino-Capulet Harold Perrineau-Mercutio
Director: Baz Luhrmann (known for rapid cuts and raging soundtrack which may cause understandable confusion between the movie and a rock video) "Romeo and Juliet" tells the tale of two "star-cross'd" teenage lovers who secretly fall for each other and marry. Their families, the Montagues and Capulets, have been fierce enemies for decades, and, even as Romeo and Juliet say their wedding vows, new violence breaks out between the clans. In the end, their love is doomed. When Romeo mistakenly believes Juliet is dead, he poisons himself. And, when Juliet discovers that he is dead, she too commits suicide. By the director's own admission, this is a created world, borrowing aspects of its unique visual style from such diverse periods as the 1940s, 1970s, and 1990s, and using a variety of classic films (most notably Rebel Without a Cause) for inspiration. Fast cars with roaring engines replace horses. Guns stand in for swords and daggers.
Brian Dennehy
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Paul Sorvino
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Pete Postlethwaite
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Claire Danes
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Harold Perrineau
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Leonardo DiCaprio
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John Leguizamo
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