Romeo And Juliet

Starring: Claire Danes, Leonardo DiCaprio Original UK Premiere: 1996 Dvd Release: 8th May, 2006 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Romeo + Juliet is a 1996 film adaptation of Shakespeare s play, Romeo & Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann. It stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Romeo & Claire Danes as Juliet. Other members of the cast include This version is a transposition of Shakespeares play into the present time, with swords replaced by guns, skyscrapers instead of castles & MTV -like action. However, the movie uses Shakespeares original dialogue, albeit with certain scenes rearranged. The story takes place in Verona Beach, California, styled after Los Angeles & a fictional place in the Mojave Desert called Mantua. The film differs from the play in that Paris is not killed. Berlin International Film Festival 1997, it won. http.- Official Website. Romeo + Juliet   at the Internet Movie Database.

Claire Catherine Danes is an American film actress. She had her breakthrough as protagonist Angela Chase in the groundbreaking 1994 teenage drama series My So-Called Life, for which she won a Golden Globe Award & received an Emmy nomination. Afterwards she turned down the female lead in Titanic, but shortly afterward starred alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in William Shakespeares Romeo & Juliet. When she was 9 she decided to start taking acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Studio. For many years, she & Australian singer Ben Lee had been dating, but their relationship ended in 2003. She is now dating Billy Crudup, who co-stared with her on Stage Beauty. Asa Danes Happiness Punk Ballet Kids On Stage Posters Of Claire Danes

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Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor. He was born Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio in Los Angeles, California, the son of George DiCaprio & Irmalin Idenbirkin. His name allegedly came about because his pregnant mother was standing in front of a Leonardo da Vinci painting at a museum in Italy when he kicked, which made her decide to name him after the famous artist. Leos father, a distributor of comic books, is Italian-American & his mother, a former legal secretary, is German-American. His parents divorced when he was a year old. He grew up in Echo Park. At age five, he appeared on his favorite TV series, Romper Room & was almost fired for misbehaving. He attended John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. He was rejected by an agent early in his career for having a name that sounded too foreign, suggesting that it should be changed to Lenny Williams. But DiCaprio refused. His acting career began in 1990 when he was cast in the role of Garry Buckman on the TV comedy/drama series Parenthood, where he met his best friend, actor Tobey Maguire. Posters Of Leonardo DiCaprio

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