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William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (often shortened to Romeo + Juliet) is a 1996 romantic crime film directed, produced, and co-written by Baz Luhrmann. It is a modernized adaptation of William Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, albeit still utilizing Shakespearean English. 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. Brian Dennehy, John Leguizamo, Miriam Margolyes, Harold Perrineau, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Sorvino and Diane Venora also star in supporting roles. It is the third major film version of the play, following adaptations by George Cukor in 1936 and by Franco Zeffirelli in 1968. The film was released on November 1, 1996, by 20th Century Fox. It was met with generally positive reviews from critics and grossed over $147 million against its $14.5 million budget. At the 47th Berlin International Film Festival in 1997, DiCaprio won the Silver Bear for Best Actor and Luhrmann won the Alfred Bauer Prize. At the 69th Academy Awards, Catherine Martin and Brigitte Broch were nominated for Best Art Direction/Set Decoration. In 2005, the film was included on the BFI list of the "50 films you should watch by the age of 14".The film was also re-released in Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy DVD box set in 2002 together with Strictly Ballroom (1992) and Moulin Rouge! (2001).
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Dive Bar | 3:00 |
Come on Over Baby | 3:28 |
Slide | 4:40 |
Exordium | 1:28 |
Oceans 11 | 1:43 |
Peaches & Cream | 2:02 |
Hooptie | 4:00 |
Coocoo | 2:25 |
Gem | 4:12 |
Parade | 3:05 |
King David | 4:26 |
Motherland/3AM | 5:35 |
NYC | 2:26 |
Paris | 1:18 |
Natural Disaster | 2:52 |
RAGE ROVER | 5:58 |
500 Days of Summer | 1:12 |
How Do You Like The Food? | 2:13 |
tomorrowTODAYbloom | 2:23 |
The Place Beyond the Pines | 2:46 |
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