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Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Directed by Baz Luhrmann•2h•Published Nov 2, 2021•Episode length 2h 54m
Episode 94 - Romeo + Juliet (1996)
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Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo DiCaprio
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Claire Danes
Claire Danes
Juliet
Jesse Bradford
Jesse Bradford
Balthasar
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Captain Prince
Brian Dennehy
Brian Dennehy
Ted Montague
John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo
Tybalt
Miriam Margolyes
Miriam Margolyes
Nurse
Harold Perrineau
Harold Perrineau
Mercutio
Christina Pickles
Christina Pickles
Caroline Montague
Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
Father Laurence

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Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
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Overview

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.

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Never was there a tale of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia - as we review arguably the most popular Shakespeare adaptation of all time in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. We're all applying to be co-writers in our 94th episode as…

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Never was there a tale of more woe, than this of Juliet and her Romeo. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, Ethan and Georgia - as we review arguably the most popular Shakespeare adaptation of all time in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet.  We're all applying to be co-writers in our 94th episode as we discuss:

  • Our feelings towards Romeo and Juliet as a play
  • How easy it is to get a co-writing credit
  • How do each of us feel about Luhrmann's hyperreal style of filmmaking
  • If this is anyone's favourite Luhrmann film?
  • We all lose our minds trying to say the name of a specific actor
  • Ian goes mega-English-teacher on this one
  • We try and discuss the difference between fate and free will
  • Which actor steals a key scene by not saying a word
  • Just how far does Georgia's face blindness go
  • Ian proposes contextual reasons to justify Lord Capulet's freakout in the 2nd act of the film
  • Whether or not Beetlejuice is the Best Film Ever.

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Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    15:00 - Shoutouts
    28:50 - Deep Dive
    2:14:45 - Endgame