Cinematic background from Romeo + Juliet 1996 - In director Baz Luhrmann's contemporary take on William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, the Montagues and Capulets have moved their ongoing feud to the sweltering suburb of Verona Beach, where Romeo and Juliet fall in love and secretly wed. Though the film is visually modern, the bard's dialogue remains.

Romeo + Juliet

1996

Drama, Romance

Directors:
Baz Luhrmann
Writers:
Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann, William Shakespeare
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Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with makeup on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man with blonde hair leaning up against a wall; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman looking in the reflection of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man holding a gun while looking out a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – Two men and a dog are standing in front of an old building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing on the beach in front of an archway at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – Two people standing in front of a theatre; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing in front of an old trailer; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – An older man with a beard and mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman standing in front of candles and crosses in a dark room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – An rv parked in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing in a field with a kite in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A girl with her hands over her mouth and a candle in the background; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing in front of an open doorway; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man's face with a scar on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing on a ledge looking out a hole in the wall; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman's face and ear; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man and a woman are hugging each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing in front of an opening in a wall; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man's face with long black hair; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with blue hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with dreadlocks looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man walking down a street next to an amusement park ride; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman standing in a large room with candles; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing on top of a stage in front of two other people; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – The sun is setting over the ocean with a building in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman looking up into the air in front of candles; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with dreadlocks; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A group of people standing in front of an opening in a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing in front of a large rock arch; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing on the beach looking out at the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A beach with people standing on the sand and a building on the beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person standing in the middle of an open field at sunset; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with dreadlocks; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with dreadlocks; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person holding a baby; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man with blue eyes is holding his finger to his mouth; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – An older man holding a yellow pencil in his hand; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person wearing a ring; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man wearing a medieval style shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A truck driving down a dirt road in the middle of a field; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman holding a magazine while standing next to another woman; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young woman in a white dress smiling for the camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A girl in a white dress smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with wet hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with long brown hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A couple of people that are kissing in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing on a beach holding a knife; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A girl with blue eyes and a blue dot on her nose; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – Two young men talking to each other outside; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man with dreads standing in front of a red car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman laying in a bed with a man holding a white flower; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young boy in a white shirt is in a church; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man in a black leather jacket is in the cockpit of a helicopter; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A group of people standing on top of a sandy beach; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man with blood all over his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – An older woman wearing a red shirt and a leopard print hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – An older woman with a surprised look on her face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with a beard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man's face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man holding a gun up to his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A church is lit up with candles and crosses; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – Two people standing in front of an altar in a church; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman in a white and black dress is holding a white object; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young woman in a white dress holding a bouquet of flowers; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with dreadlocks; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman and a man in a pool at night; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman holding a cup of tea on a couch; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man's eyes and mouth; Extreme Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman holding a piece of cake in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman holding a gun pointed at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man's face at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man standing in front of a fish tank; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A group of people standing on the street near a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person's face in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with wet hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young man wearing a chain mail outfit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman holding a gun up to her head; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man walking down the street holding a bag; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A man with a gun in his hand and blood on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A young woman wearing a hat standing in front of a door; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A woman in a white dress with wings on; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A group of people standing on the side of a road; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with blonde hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Romeo + Juliet” (1996), directed by Baz Luhrmann – A person with their eyes closed; Close Up shot, Overhead angle