Film: William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet

Thu May 21 , 7 – 9 pm

Hosted by Yale Film Archive
Details WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET (Baz Luhrmann, 1996, 35mm, 120 mins)
30th anniversary screening! Luhrmann’s feverish remix drops its star-crossed lovers (Claire Danes and Leonardo DiCaprio) into Verona Beach, ablaze with MTV-era spectacle, gang warfare, pop anthems, and sacred iconography. Relentlessly inventive and innovative” (Geoff Andrew), this box-office smash became the quintessential marker of a generation” (Sal Cinquemani). 35mm print from the Yale Film Archive.

The Treasures from the Yale Film Archive” series is presented with support from Paul L. Joskow 70 M.Phil., 72 Ph.D.
Admission FREE
Location Humanities Quadrangle, Lower Level
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