Romeo + Juliet .a modern masterpiece Movie Review Starring: Leonardo Dicaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguixamo, Diane Venora, Harold Perrineau Director: Baz Luhrmann Writers: Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann Studio: 20th Century Fox Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 2h 01m Year: 1996 It's not...

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In the 1996 film adaptation of the Shakespeare classic Romeo and Juliet, the director has exchanged the original setting of Verona, Italy, for a modern Verona Beach, California backdrop. ... The friar uses a courier service to send Romeo a letter, but as they are not able to reach him they instead leave a note on his trailer's door, which is blown off in the wind and never spotted. ...

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• Grade Level: High School