Romance · Drama
Romeo & Juliet
The most dangerous love story ever told.
In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.
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Top Cast
Hailee Steinfeld
Juliet Capulet
Douglas Booth
Romeo Montague
Tomas Arana
Lord Montague
Christian Cooke
Mercutio
Damian Lewis
Lord Capulet
Natascha McElhone
Lady Capulet
Lesley Manville
The Nurse
Laura Morante
Lady Montague
Directed by
Carlo Carlei
Production
Echo Lake Entertainment
Relativity MediaReviews
tmdb28039023
1/108/28/2022
Everyone knows how Romeo and Juliet ends, but after this version of the story, there really is no way of knowing how it will begin. The narration starts with the famous “Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.” But then, totally out of the blue, the narrator adds: “And so the prince has called a tournament [as in jousting] to keep the battle out of the city streets.” If you're thinking that there's no jousting in Romeo and Juliet, you're absolutely right. The oddest thing of all, however, is that there is no jousting in this movie either. We see knights in armor, holding lances and riding horses, but director Carlo Carlei and screenwriter Julian Fellowes curiously
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