Baz Luhrmann's unconventional adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic love story, with the setting moved from Renaissance-era Verona to modern-day southern California.
1 videodisc (120 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 inches polychrome digital optical surround DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 ; ,Dolby Digital 5.1 wide screen NTSC video file DVD video region 1
Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A MPAA rating: PG-13
Other Title:
William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet Romeo & Juliet Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (Motion picture) [DVD]
Notes:
Title from container Based on the play: Romeo and Juliet / by William Shakespeare Includes program notes on container insert Originally released as a motion picture in 1996 Special features (57 min.): optional audio commentary by Luhrmann; optional audio commentary by Armstrong; optional audio commentary by De Vries; "Music machine", direct access to 14 songs in the film; "'William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet' : the music" documentary (47 min.); "The London music mix" featurette (4 min.); 3 "Journey of the songs" featurettes (6 min. total) Director of photography, Donald M. McAlpine ; film editor, Jill Bilcock ; music by Nellee Hooper ; original score composed by Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries, Nellee Hooper Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Jesse Bradford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Brian Dennehy, John LeGuizamo, Miriam Margolyes, Harold Perrineau, Christina Pickles, Pete Postlethwaite, Paul Rudd, Paul Sorvino, Diane Venora, M. Emmet Walsh DVD ; widescreen presentation ; DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 For private home use only In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; with optional English or Spanish subtitles ; English SDH Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired
