Romeo + Juliet

He followed with Romeo + Juliet (1996), a modern reinterpretation of Shakespeare’s play, set in Miami Beach, Florida; it starred Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. Moulin Rouge! (2001) is a musical set in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. Together those three films became

In a review that showed Romeo + Juliet no mercy, Roger Ebert wrote, “This production was a very bad idea.” Nevertheless, the aggregate score of critics’ reviews, according to Rotten Tomatoes, is 72 percent. The film’s worldwide box-office gross surpassed $147 million, an impressive figure that proves Luhrmann’s bold reimagination…

…attention came with Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet (1996). Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio starred as the doomed lovers in the modern take on Shakespeare’s tragic play. The film received largely positive reviews and was a box office hit. Danes later starred opposite Matt Damon in the legal thriller The Rainmaker…

…Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann’s William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet (1996), a modern retelling of the classic love story. In 1997 DiCaprio was launched into international stardom with the release of James Cameron’s epic Titanic, set aboard the doomed ocean liner. His good looks and poignant portrayal of Jack Dawson,…

…Michael Myers (1995) and in Romeo + Juliet (1996), with Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, and played a more serious role as the gay best friend in the film The Object of My Affection (1998), opposite Jennifer Aniston.