Add the first question. In Disney's Cinderella (2015), Lily James played the title role with Richard Madden as her love interest, Prince Kit. A lot of original lines are omitted in favour of made up lines in Shakespearean meter which is off-putting - either use it or don't (just please why mess up the genius that is Shakespeare?) | | Nerdly As Macbeth rides home from battle, three witches stop him. With an all-star cast that includes Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis, and Paul Giamatti, it gives a new generation the chance to fall in love with the enduring legend of Romeo and Juliet. Drama, Romance. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Caius Martius Coriolanus is a war hero, banished from his home, seeking to come back. The music, the costumes, the camera angels, the colors, the scenery ...all of that was beautiful! Search for "Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet" on Amazon.com, Title: Some recent examples over the past couple of decades have been highly regrettable if not downright offensive, but this performance here is respectable and entertaining, if not quite stellar. Leslie Howard, Stars: Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy. Director: Have always liked Kenneth Branagh as an actor and director, and am a long term admirer of his Shakespeare interpretations ever since seeing his wonderful 'Much Ado About Nothing' in school. In 1913 Connie Reid marries wealthy Nottingham colliery owner Sir Clifford Chatterley but he returns from the Great War disabled and in a wheelchair. Leonid Lavrovsky Carlo Carlei This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb. Aleksandr Radunsky, 160 min Stars: Stars: While the balcony scene disappoints due to the stage direction their chemistry is fresh and immensely likeable, their love obvious later on. The Stratford Festival stage production of Shakespeare's drama. I think there were 2 instances where the book diverges from the movie ( in Act 4 the nurse almost seems to have her own crush on Romeo which isn't consistent with the book and also in Act 5 Benvolio is the one who tells Romeo about Juliet being carried to the tomb) other than these two minor things which we discussed in class the students really connected with this version. Drama, Romance. Edna May Oliver, Not Rated Twickenham, UK : Cherrytree Books, [2016] ©2016: Edition/Format: Print book: Juvenile audience : EnglishView all editions and formats: Summary: Discusses the plot, characters, and historical background of the Shakespeare play. Romeo and Juliet secretly wed despite the sworn contempt their families hold for each other. Mercutio says something about the road to hell being paved with good intentions...eek! They tell him that he will soon rise in power, first becoming Thane of Cawdor and then King of Scotland. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Juliet_-_Philip_H._Calderon.jpg, http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Euq_Gmk-mLU/T6lEXfe-psI/AAAAAAAAADs/jiQTstciqDE/s1600/Juliet+drinking+the+potion%5B1%5D.jpg, http://study.com/cimages/multimages/16/Frederic_Leighton_-_The_Reconciliation_of_the_Montagues_and_the_Capulets_over_the_Dead_Bodies_of_Romeo_and_Juliet.jpg. Directed by Michael Nunn. For even more, visit our Family Entertainment Guide. | An update of the classic Shakespeare story, director Kenneth Branagh shot the film like a classic 1930s musical. With Marisa Berenson, Jack Colgrave Hirst, Tom Hanson, Matthew Hawksley. They still speak in Shakespearean language but they do so in much shorter speeches and it is more understandable for students. Two teenagers fall in love, but their feuding families and fate itself cause the relationship to end in tragedy. Stars: Stars: Tamara Rojo, Not Rated / Too early seen unknown, and known too late!" A third quarto, based on the second, was used by the editors of the First Folio of 1623. Looking for a movie the entire family can enjoy? ", "Everyone ends up in the same damned place. Christopher Neame, The worst version of R&J I've seen. William Shakespeare. Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet (2016) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2017. He goes to London after seeing his dream girl on Facebook to win her heart. Paul Czinner Was this review helpful to you? This production had great potential from the very beginning. | Mary Kenton, 81 min Nicholas Barnes. The characters of Romeo and Juliet have been depicted in literature, music, dance, and theatre.