Romeo & Juliet / Sky Arts, PBS Great Performances and No Guarantees present ; a National Theatre Production ; in association with Sabel Productions and Cuba Pictures ; by William Shakespeare ; produced by David Sabel ; adapted by Emily Burns ; directed by Simon Godwin.
Publisher:
BBC,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Container of (work): Romeo & Juliet (Motion picture : 2021)
Notes:
Title from title frame. Jessie Buckley (Juliet), Josh O'Connor (Romeo), Fisayo Akinade (Mercutio), Shubham Saraf (Benvolio), Deborah Findlay (Nurse), David Judge (Tybalt), Alex Mugnaioni (Paris), Tamsin Greig (Lady Capulet), Lucian Msamati (Friar), Adrian Lester (Prince), Lloyd Hutchinson (Lord Capulet), Colin Tierney (Lord Montague). Widescreen (16:9) Special features: How we made it -- Cast interviews: 60 second plot challenge ; Kids ask the cast ; Shakespeare or Swift?
Summary:
This stylized film of Shakespeare's masterpiece from the National Theatre celebrates the theatrical imagination. In this contemporary retelling, a company of actors in a shuttered theater bring to life the tale of two young lovers who strive to transcend a world of violence and hate. Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley star as Shakespeare's immortal star-crossed lovers.
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