Act I of ROMEO & JULIET (1968/1996/2021)

"When two young members of feuding families meet, their forbidden love triggers a chain of fateful events that change the lives of both families forever."

This is an online movie and play discussion group. In this meeting we will discuss three film adaptations of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," concentrating on the opening sections that match the first act of the play. As always, READING THE PLAY IS OPTIONAL.

The Films:

2021 Version: www.bilibili.com/video/BV1UwLAzkE97/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click
Directed by Simon Godwin
With JOSH O’CONNOR, JESSIE BUCKLEY and TAMSIN GRIEG
Watch to 22:00

1968 Version: www.bilibili.com/video/BV1mMq3BTEyz/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click OR drive.google.com/file/d/1pbY8SQY_cE1gsZSpsqi7BtCH8MBkY2n6/view?usp=sharing
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
With LEONARD WHITING, OLIVIA HUSSEY, and MICHAEL YORK
Watch to 39:00

1996 Version: drive.google.com/file/d/18g1A0R4Wp3FmXmgFDnntKMkB4tPD_Vnp/view?usp=sharing
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
With LEONARDO DICAPRIO, CLAIRE DANES, and JOHN LEGUIZAMO
Watch to 35:00

The Play:

ROMEO AND JULIET
By William Shakespeare
First performed c. 1596
No-Fear Shakespeare version (original and modern side-by-side): drive.google.com/file/d/1z5rg8n1fT8Yb5u6RAATFWIDpoRql6djI/view?usp=sharing to the middle of page 24

Recommended:

“Romeo and Juliet,” Approaching Shakespeare podcast (2015, 44 mins.): podcasts.ox.ac.uk/romeo-and-juliet