Baz Luhrmann directed such films as Strictly Ballroom, Romeo and Juliet and the musical Moulin Rouge. ... In Romeo and Juliet parts of it a re filmed with them on the stage on the beach. ... There is not such a big contrast in Romeo and Juliet; however there is still a contrast in the form of what the actors are wearing. ... The exaggeration of Mercutio creates nearly all of the comical scenes in Romeo and Juliet. ... In Romeo and Juliet these is a definite cowboy theme running through the whole film. ...

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