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A pair of star cross’d

lovers take their life

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From age to ageOne classic story is…

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...as timeless as love itself.

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

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William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, USA, 1996, 120 min., Regia di Baz Luhrmann.

Una delle storie d’amore più famose della letteratura è quella di Romeo e Juliet (1595). Il

loro amore appassionato ma contrastato, che si conclude con il suicidio di entrambi, è narrato dalla tragedia di W. Shakespeare. Il regista

australiano Luhrmann rispetta il testo shakespeariano alla lettera, come dichiara il

titolo stesso del film. Ma proprio questa fedeltà al testo accresce il contrasto con

l’ambientazione in una Verona post-moderna

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Dove le bande rivali dei Capuleti e dei Montecchi si affrontano in duelli stile

western o si esibiscono in musical dal look trasgressivo. La parola poetica è quella originale, che appartiene ad un mondo passato, è in versi e in rima, mentre le

immagini appartengono a una metropoli postindustriale, una sorta di California da telefilm, multietnica, violenta, lussuosa,

sempre in frenetico movimento.

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Questo contrasto tra parole ed immagini non è gratuito: esalta proprio il tema di fondo della

tragedia shakespeariana – un amore travolgente, ma contrastato e impossibile, un

amore che sfocia nella morte. Luhrmann vince così con successo la sfida di mettere

in scena nel modo più originale e sconcertante proprio quell’opera di

Shakespeare che conta, nella storia del cinema, il maggior numero di adattamenti

cinematografici (80!).

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Tutto il film è impostato sull’artificio della contrapposizione degli stili e sulla continua continua citazione. La sequenza del duello

iniziale è esemplare:il montaggio è frenetico, alterna continuamente un ritmo velocissimo

al rallentamento estremo, le panoramiche vertiginose dall’elicottero al dettaglio

iperrealistico; abbondano gli effetti speciali; inoltre vi è un esplicito richiamo ai western di Sergio Leone o ai film d’azione di John Woo

(il regista di Mission Impossible).

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Un altro episodio fondamentale è quello della festa nella villa dei Capuleti, che

unisce l’omaggio al musical e al videoclip con il gusto della

trasgressione e del travestitismo. Solo Romeo e Giulietta, che qui si

conoscono e si innamorano, sono lenti, misurati, silenziosi, diversi da tutti gli

altri.

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Il messaggio fondamentale del film è affidato a padre Lorenzo:

“Amatevi con moderazione, le gioie violente hanno violenta fine…”.

Il film mette in scena un mondo di “gioie violente”, a cui la lenta concentrazione dei

protagonisti non riesce ad opporsi, fino alla “violenta fine”. L’annunciatrice di un

telegiornale, all’inizio e alla fine, ci assicura che questo è accaduto un tempo ma

continua e continuerà ad accadere sempre.

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The Capulet MansionThe Gas StationSycamore Grove

The Jesus MonumentSt. Peter Church

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What’s the function of the tv news?What’s the name on the place where

the story takes action?

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“Phoenix Gas” is where Montague boys meet Capulet

ones. Describe and discuss the following topics:

# the “add more fuel to your life” signboard;

# guns instead of swords;# Tybalt’s style about using his

guns;# Tybalt’s dresses;

# the fire symbolism.

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Romeo says about Juliet:”She has the shoes as light as the soul, while

mine is heavy”.What do you think about this? Can you find any relationship with this thought and the two lovers’s dresses?

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Discuss the party costumes

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Juliet, the Angel

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Romeo the

Chavalier

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Lady Capulet,

Cleopatra

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Tybalt, the devil and Capulet

boys as the Death…

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What do you think about the drug function and its

appearance?

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Candels and crosses: a

premonition in Romeo’s mind…

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WATERDuring the movie, you can

notice the recourring reference to colours and

water.

Romeo and Juliet are always involved with water….

What is, in your opinion, its meaning?

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COLOURS…

Red, yellow, blue: the most

recurrent colours….Do you

remember when and

where have you seen

them?

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Romeo and his father…

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Mercutio and

Benvolio

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Juliet and her parents

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Tybalt, the Nurse and Balthazar

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GUNSGuns instead swords…and each of them has got a personal one….

Do you remember any characteristic of them?

And what about Tybald’s way of handling them?

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Cars as status

symbol….

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Notice what’s on Romeo’s shirt….

It’s the Holy Mary’s Immaculate Heart.

What does it stand for?

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Mercutio always wears a white thing… Why?

And what do you think about his

personality?

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Which kind of clothes do they wear?

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Can you notice

something different from the previous

ones?

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THE FRIARNotice how the Friar is

dressed when he first

appears in the movie… He’s

with no clothes and has a tattoo cross on his

back.

How can you interpret it?

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Shakespeare’s tragedy is postponed to modern times in order to let this tragedy be known as

drama, comedy, and tragedy all in one.

The purpose of this story is to build a world that expressed the social and economic realities of

Shakespeare’s times in the 20th century images.

To create the image of a city where religion and the state are as one, a giant statue of Jesus has been put in the real Mexico City, where the movie took

place.

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Have you noticed how often does the Holy Mary appear in the

movie?Do you remember when and where?

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What does the last scene suggest you?

What would you do if you were Romeo or Juliet?

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Do you think vengeance is necessary for feeling well?

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Do you think hate is stronger than love?

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In your opinion, is passion and love similar?

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Hoping you enjoyed this

story, we thank you for your precious attention.

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