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Published: 16.02.2024.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
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Time period viewed: 20th century (1900 A.D. to 1999 A.D.
  • Essays '“Romeo and Juliet” by Baz Luhrmann of 1996', 1.
  • Essays '“Romeo and Juliet” by Baz Luhrmann of 1996', 2.
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I watched a romantic crime movie “Romeo and Juliet” of 1996 directed and produced by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modern adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes as two teenagers who fell in love.
Baz Luhrmann has adapted classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting to a modern city named Verona Beach in the USA. Two rich crime families, the Capulets, and the Montagues, control the city but they hate each other. …

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