Some people thought that the film was trash, but to this day it is still a very popular film. In this sexy, high fashion world, he was able to paint an astounding picture of the lovers’ lives that attracted young audiences everywhere. In the film, Romeo + Juliet (1996), Director Baz Luhrmann took a chance by creating a modern landscape with the same romantic couple. However, the success of a movie depends solely on the film maker’s ability to weld his or her creativity with the work of Shakespeare. Many of these film scripts make it to the big screen, simply because audiences cannot get enough of this tragic love story.

There are Romeo and Juliet films based in underground vampire worlds, slum cities and even in a suburban family’s backyard. Writers have tried everything to make the story different, while still maintaining the basic storyline first depicted by the great William Shakespeare. Romeo & Juliet vs.Out of the hundreds of “Romeo and Juliet” films that have been made in the past, only handfuls have been able to stand up to the test of time.Romeo and Juliet (2011, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Canada).Romeo and Juliet (2011, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Australia).Romeo and Juliet (2012, Shakespeare by the Sea - Los Angeles, USA).Romeo and Juliet (2012, Broadway Theatre, UK).

Romeo and Juliet (2012, Annapolis Shakespeare Company, USA).

Romeo and Juliet (2012, Orlando Shakespeare Theater in Partnership with UCF, USA).Romeo and Juliet (2012, Atlanta Shakespeare Company, USA).'Tis Pity She's a Whore (2012, American Shakespeare Center, USA).The Duchess of Malfi (2013, American Shakespeare Center, USA).Romeo and Juliet: The First Quarto (2013, The Slightly Skewed Shakespeare Series, USA).Romeo and Juliet (2013, Stratford Festival of Canada, Canada).Romeo and Juliet (2013, American Shakespeare Center, USA).Romeo and Juliet (2015, Shakespeare in the Square, USA).Romeo and Juliet (2016, Bard on the Beach, Canada).Romeo and Juliet (2017, Guthrie Theater, USA).Links in this section are to pages on the websites of the Internet Shakespeare Editions, Digital Renaissance Editions, Queen's Men Editions and Shakespeare in/au Québec. Romeo and Juliet, Fo(Old-spelling transcription).Romeo and Juliet, Qua(Old-spelling transcription).

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