Romeo and Juliet [videorecording (DVD)] /
director, Baz Luhrmann; producer, Gabriella Martinelli; producer, Baz Luhrmann; writer, Craig Pearce; writer, Baz Luhrmann.
- Special Edition.
- 20th Century Fox Home Ent., 2002.
- 1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd, col.
- 015500
Region 2, 1 disc(s), Disc format DVD 9 dual layer, Interactive menus, Scene access, Ratio (1:2.35 CinemaScope), Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Languages (English), Sound (Dolby Digital 5.1), Other Language Sound Dolby Digital 2.0, Subtitles for hard of hearing (English), Bonus footage, Trailers, Interviews (Cast and crew.), Commentary (Baz Lurmann (director), Catherine Martin (designer), Don McAlpine (cinematographer) and Craig Pearce (writer).), DVD ROM features, Bonus tracks ('Young Hearts Run Free' music video by Kym Mazelle and 'Kissing You' music video by Des'ree.), Image gallery. Made in 1996. Based on the play by William Shakespeare. Credits: music, Nellee Hooper. DVDWS. Dolby Digital.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora, Harold Perrineau Jr, Paul Rudd, Jesse Bradford, Dash Mihok, Miriam Margolyes.
Shakespeare's play is transferred to the futuristic urban backdrop of Verona Beach, California. The Montague and Capulet families are embroiled in a long-running feud. When Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio), a Montague, attends a Capulet ball in disguise, he falls in love with the beautiful Juliet (Claire Danes). Although already engaged to Dave Paris, whom she does not love, Juliet vows to marry Romeo. They ask the kindly Father Laurence to perform the ceremony in secret, but bloodshed and tragedy threaten the couple's future together.