Romeo and Juliet (film, 2013)

Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love with each other, but the fierce enmity between their families leads this suddenly flared feeling to a tragic end.

• Douglas Booth - Romeo Montecchi ^[2]
• Hayley Stainfield - Juliet Capulet ^[3]
• Stellan Skarsgård - Prince Escal
• Paul Giamatti - Monk Lorenzo
• Christian Cook - Mercutio ^[4]
• Ed Westwick - Tybalt ^[5]
• Cody Smith-McPhee - Benvolio Montecchi
• Tom Wisdom - Count Paris ^[6]
• Leslie Manville - Nurse
• Natasha Makelhon - Signora Capulet
• Damien Lewis - Signor Capulet
• Thomas Arana - Signore Montecchi
• Laura Morante - Signora Montecchi
• Clive Richie - Peter
• Simone Caparrini - Capulet Visitor
• Anton Alexander - Abraham
• Marco Quaglia - Farmer

• Philip Pale - Romeo
• Elizaveta Arzamasova - Juliet
• Alexey Bagdasarov - Monk Lorenzo
• Ilya Barabanov - Mercutio
• Arthur Beschastny - Tybalt
• Alexander Gorchilin - Benvolio
• Olga Lapshina - Nurse
• Vera Voronkova - Signora Capulet
• Anatoly Bely - Signor Capulet
• Ilya Isaev - Signore Montecchi
• Alexander Lenkov - Apothecary

Filming began on February 3, 2012 in Italy ^[7] .

Getting to work on the script, Julian Fellows noted that since Dzeffirelli, not a single truly classic adaptation of the play for a big movie, and although there were successful interpretations of the plot, but they took him away from the medieval origins that Shakespeare’s story implies. Fellouz also reported the intention of the creators to make the film more accessible to the modern generation. In the media, the project was interpreted as “Romeo and Juliet” for the generation of “Twilight” . However, this film is not an exact adaptation of the work of Shakespeare , because the original text in it is shortened and partially edited by Julian Fellows, who also made the author's inserts into the script ” ^[8] .

Directed by Carlo Carley immersed the film in the Italian environment, conducting field shooting in Caprarola , Subiaco , Mantua and Verona , as well as in the area Valpolicella. Some scenes of the film were shot in the decorations of the Chinechitta studio in Rome ^[8] .

Since the role of Juliet was approved by a minor actress - 15-year-old Haley Steinfield , Carley found it necessary to make some changes to the original scenario, designed for the participation of 22-year-old Lily Collins , excluding from it all the explicit scenes involving the exposure of the characters. The role of Romeo played a 19-year-old Briton Douglas Booth , who believes that the new film version turned out unlike the film Zeffirelli ^[9] . Actresses Dakota Fanning , Emma Watson , Emily Browning , Imogen Putts , Shailene Woodley and Abby Cornish also tried out for the role of Juliet.

The film’s co-producer is the winner of 3 Oscars and other prestigious nominations and awards, the Italian artist Milena Canonero ^[8] .

Operator of the film “Romeo and Juliet” David Tattersall (David Tattersall) took part in the creation of films such as “ Star Wars ”, “ Green Mile ” and others ^[8] .

Production designer Tonino Zera, costume designer Carlo Poggi ^[8] .

The musical accompaniment to the film was completely created by the Polish composer, Golden Globe nominee Abel Kozhenyovski.

Tracklist:

1. Juliet's Dream
2. Forbidden love
3. Queen mab
4. The cheek of night
5. First kiss
6. Trooping With Crows
7. A Thousand Times Good Night
8. Come, Gentle Night
9. Wedding vows
10. Fortune's fool
11. From Ancient Grudge
12. Death is my heir
13. Tempt Not a Desperate Man
14. The Crypt (Part 1)
15. The Crypt (Part 2)
16. Eternal love

• The film was released in the year of the 90th anniversary of the director Franco Zeffirelli and the 45th anniversary of the release of the legendary classic version of “Romeo and Juliet” in 1968 ^[8] .
• The 18-year-old daughter of Olivia Hassi (who played Juliet in the film in 1968), actress India Eisley , was also invited to audition for the role of Juliet in the new film adaptation, but she refused to listen ^[8] .
• Much of the film was filmed during the cold season - in February and March, although according to Shakespeare, all events take place at the height of summer - at the end of July ^[10] .
• A lot of professional dancers were attracted to the ball scene ^[8] .
• The film abolishes the character Balthazar (Romeo's servant), but his words and actions are included in the role of Benvolio (Romeo's friend), which was performed by 16-year-old actor Cody Smith-McPhee ^[10] .

• " Romeo and Juliet " (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
• Carley, “Romeo and Juliet”, 2013 (Russ.) - the story of the creation of the film: information about the director, screenwriter, actors, authors of the soundtrack and costumes, about the process of filming.