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Direct adaptations. Romeo and Juliet, A Romantic Story of the Ancient Feud Between the Italian Houses of Montague and Capulet (1908); directed by J. Stuart Blackton (USA) Romeo and Juliet (1908); filmed extract from a performance at the Lyceum Theatre; director unknown (UK) Romeo e Giulietta (1908); directed by Mario Caserini (Italy)
Romeo and Juliet has been adapted more than thirty times for film and television, in many languages and with varying degrees of faithfulness to the original text. Three English-language versions that use Shakespeare’s text are widely available:
Some of the most distinct are Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet (1968), Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet (1996), and the zombie romantic comedy Warm Bodies (2013). (Read Martin Scorsese's Britannica essay on film preservation.)
Romanoff and Juliet (USA, 1960) is a film of Peter Ustinov 's theatrical Cold War adaptation. West Side Story (USA, 1961) is the film of a Broadway musical adaptation of the Romeo and Juliet story, set in 1950s New York, by Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein. Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins directors.
16 lis 2022 · Romeo + Juliet is more flashy and action-heavy than most versions, but it still proves effective. In particular, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes depict the youthfulness and ardor of Romeo and Juliet's story, making the build-up to the climax far more heartrending.
17 cze 2022 · Shakespeare’s popular tragedy about star-crossed lovers from feuding families has entertained audiences for centuries. Here, EW lists the dozen best film adaptations from the past few decades.
10 paź 2023 · The present chapter seeks to provide a selective reference guide to the screen adaptations of Romeo and Juliet up to 2021. This chapter is divided into three sections listing films, television adaptations as well as derivatives and citations.
