They meet their friend, Mercutio, who has tickets to the party, and Romeo takes ecstasy as they proceed to the Capulet mansion. Romeo agrees on hearing that Rosaline, with whom he is madly in love with, is attending. Being the third civil brawl, the Chief of Police, Captain Prince, reprimands the families, warning them that if such an event occurs again, their lives "shall pay the forfeit of the peace".īenvolio and Romeo learn of a Capulet party that evening which they decide to gate-crash. A gunfight between Montagues led by Benvolio, Romeo's cousin, and Capulets led by Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, creates chaos in the city. The animosity of the older generation-Fulgencio and Gloria Capulet and Ted and Caroline Montague-is felt by their younger relatives. In Verona Beach, the Capulets and Montagues are two rival business empires. 3 Differences with the film and the original play.The film was also re-released in Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy DVD box set in 2002 together with Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Moulin Rouge! (2001). In 2005, the film was included on the BFI list of the "50 films you should watch by the age of 14".
At the 69th Academy Awards, Catherine Martin and Brigitte Broch were nominated for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration. Luhrmann was also nominated for the Golden Bear Award for Best Picture. At the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in 1997, DiCaprio won the Silver Bear for Best Actor and Luhrmann won the Alfred Bauer Prize. The film grossed over $51.8 million over a $14.5 million budget. The film was released on November 1, 1996, by 20th Century Fox to commercial success, and was met with generally positive reviews. It is the third major film version of the play, following a 1936 film and a 1968 film. Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino and Diane Venora also star in supporting roles. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the title roles of two teenagers who fall in love, despite their being members of feuding families. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet. William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (often shortened to Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime tragedy film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann.
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