Brian dennehy, john leguizamo, pete postlethwaite, paul sorvino and diane venora also star in supporting roles. The famous balcony scene, rewritten as an immodest romp in the capulet swimming pool, finds romeo leonardo dicaprio and juliet claire danes pledging undying love for each other on the very night they meet. Leonardo dicaprio, claire danes, diane verona, john leguizamo, paul rudd and pete. It ends, as romeo and juliet must, when romeo hears a tragic piece of. Welcome to leonardo dicaprio online, your fansite source dedicated to the very talented leonardo dicaprio. When mercutio, romeos friend, is killed in a fight, romeo kills a capulet in revenge. Produced by erik holmberg, kent gillstrom isaacs gv stina nordenstam. Baz luhrmanns kaleidoscopic film adaptation of romeo and juliet, while often leaving much to be desired from the two main actors in the way of delivery, presents a fascinating modern interpretation of the 16th century drama. Leonardo dicaprios hawaiian shirt from romeo and juliet. See more ideas about romeo and juliet, romeo juliet 1996 and leonardo dicaprio.
It is an adaptation and modernization of william shakespeares tragedy romeo and juliet. Music from the motion picture is the soundtrack to the 1996 film of the same name. The mythical balcony scene is freshly designed and executed. Leonardo dicaprio is an american actor who started his career performing as a child on television. See more ideas about leonardo dicaprio, leonardo dicaprio romeo and young leonardo dicaprio.
A priest tries to help the couple but, due to a mistake, romeo thinks juliet is dead and he kills himself. The film s thenyoung leads are no longer known for their 90s teen careers. David ansen, film critic, describes it as alternately enrapturing and exhausting, brilliant and gliba romeo and juliet more for the eyes than the ears. Leonardo dicaprio and claire danes portray romeo and juliet, the youthful starcrossed lovers of the past who now meet in the futuristic urban backdrop of verona beach. Leonardo dicaprio, claire danes, nicole kidman, ewan mcgregor, john leguizamo, harold perrineau, pete postlethwaite, paul sorvino, brian. Romeo leonardo dicaprio declares his love for juliet claire danes, but discovers that she is a capulet. The montagues and capulets are two feuding families, whose children meet and fall in love.
Mercutio desperately calls after him, thinking he is still lamenting rosaline, when in fact romeo is setting back out to find juliet. Against the crumbling backdrop of political and social hierarchy, a chance meeting through a neon fish tank at a masquerade ball begets a desperate pact of love between starcrossed lovers romeo leonardo dicaprio and juliet claire danes. Leonardo dicaprios best dialogues from his movie romeo. Concerned but now holding up the motorcade of guests leaving the capulet party, mercutio and the other montague boys drive away, leaving romeo to scale the walls surrounding. Leonardo dicaprio may be one of hollywoods most sought after actors now, but there was a time when the oscarwinning the revenant star had to prove himself before landing a. Fate has other plans as paris encounters romeo and is killed by the latter. He tenderly undresses juliet and they spend the night together. Performed and written by thom yorke, jonny greenwood, ed obrien, colin greenwood, phil selway radiohead produced by radiohead with nigel godrich. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Romeo i julija dva mocna porodicna klana verona beacha, montagueovi i capuleti, zive u medusobnom neprijateljstvu. The official website for leonardo dicaprio, featuring archived film photos, trailers, and information. Heres what leonardo dicaprio had to do to get cast in.
A true love letter to one of the best movies of the nineties, this event is an absolute must for fans. Their two rival families, the montaques and the capulets, baz luhrmanns dazzling and unconventional adaptation of william shakespeares classic love story is spellbinding. Shakespeares famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of. In this version, the capulets and the montagues are two rival gangs. Ive only seen two versions not counting gnomeo and juliet, i think the romeo and juliet death scene at the end was better in the leonardo caprio rather than the one with franco zefferelli. With leonardo dicaprio, claire danes, john leguizamo, harold perrineau. They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their parents will not allow them to be together. Leo is perhaps best known for his roles in the basketball diaries 1995, catch me if you can 2002 and many more.
They have to hide their love from the world because they know that their families will not allow them to be together. Romeo and juliet which romeo and juliet movie is the. Bought this for granddaughter studying romeo and juliet for gcse. The classic story of romeo and juliet, set in a modern day city of verona beach. We have seen a modern version in the theatre, which was brilliant, but this film is really poor. Sensing that he cannot leave yet, romeo leaps out of the montague convertible. The two heirs romeo and juliet fall in love but are forced to secrecy. The classic story of romeo and juliet, set in a modernday city of verona beach.
He appeared on the shows the new lassie 1989 and santa barbara 1990 and also had long running roles in the comedydrama parenthood 1990 and the sitcom growing pains, before making his film debut in the 1991 directtovideo release critters 3. Romeo leonardo dicaprio is aloof toward the goingson of his montague cousins, but after he realizes that juliet claire danes is a capulet at the end of one very wild party, the enmity between. Leonardo dicaprio is popular for his prominent roles in hollywood movies. Leo is also a film producer, and environmental activist. Leonardo dicaprio, claire danes, diane verona, john leguizamo, paul rudd and pete postlethwaite. We just finished that movie today, and our whole class couldnt. It was also, appropriately enough, nearly ubiquitous during my seventhgrade year, a puberty that happened to coincide with similar growing pains in. The classic shakespearean romantic tragedy is updated by. Within days, it seemed, girls english binders were plastered in photos of leonardo dicaprio from the film, with his perfectly curved forelock and. See more ideas about leonardo dicaprio, romeo and juliet and young leonardo dicaprio. Danes, a dvoje mladih isprva ne shvacaju da su pripadnici neprijateljskih porodica i da im je ljubav zabranjena te usprkos tome nastavljaju. Leonardo dicaprio looked exceptionally handsome in the film and gained immense popularity with his role as romeo. Believing that his lady love is dead, romeo drinks the poison. More recently he starred as hugh glass in the revenant 2015 and won an academy award for best actor.
Leonardo dicaprio was a great romeo, but, on the whole, this version is a noisy mess. The film stars leonardo dicaprio and claire danes in the title roles of. Romeo leonardo dicaprio is aloof toward the goingson of his montague cousins, but after. He has often played unconventional parts, particularly in biopics and period films. Apr 27, 2020 explore navghtyyys board leonardo dicaprio. Romeo pumps tybalt full of lead while shouting incomprehensible lines. Shakespeares death scene in the tomb lacked a dramatic payoff for luhrmann, who has juliet regain consciousness just as romeo poisons himself, so that she can use her sweet alases while he can still hear them. The welltodo capulets have chosen paris, a dashing but dull time magazine cover boy, heir to glitzy verona beach, to wed juliet. Romeo juliet 1 000 times goodnight home latest popular trending. Baz luhrmanns energetic adaptation of romeo and juliet, starring leonardo dicaprio and claire danes as the starcrossed lovers. Romeo and juliet film 1996 the balcony scene summary and. Baz luhrmann helped adapt this classic shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a postmodern city named verona beach. I do not own clips or musicaudio and it was edited by myself.
Romeo hears about her death and buys poison before visiting the family crypt. This movie has been pretty heavily criticized for the directors outlandishness in. 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. Music by jeff buckley we all fall in love sometimes. The question and answer section for romeo and juliet film 1996 is a great resource to. Rare in film history has there been such a perfect casting leonardo dicaprio as romeo. Seizing on kenneth branaghs mission to make the bard more accessible to modern audiences, luhrmann produced an mtv shotgun blast to the face. The montagues and capulets are two feuding families, whose children, romeo leonardo dicaprio and juliet claire danes, meet and fall in love.
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