Storyline
Russian ballet version of Shakespeare's tragedy about star crossed lovers from two feuding Italian Renaissance families. The film was based on the 1940 production of Prokofiev's ballet, choreographed by Leonid Lavrovsky. It won the Best Lyrical Film at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, was nominated as the Palme d'Or.
Cast & Crew
Galina Ulanova
Juliet
Lead
Yuri Zhdanov
Romeo
Iraida Olenina
Juliet's nurse
Aleksandr Radunsky
Lord Capulet
Yelena Ilyushchenko
Lady Capulet
Aleksey Yermolayev
Tybalt
Sergei Koren
Mercutio
Vladimir Kudryashov
Benvolio
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lev Arnshtam's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Romeo and Juliet is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
