Romeo and Juliet poster

Romeo and Juliet

Ромео и Джульетта

1955·92'

Lev Arnshtam

DramaRomanceMusic

Russian

Letterboxd TMDB #199427

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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

Galina Ulanova Galina Ulanova JulietYuri Zhdanov Yuri Zhdanov RomeoIraida Olenina Iraida Olenina Juliet's nurseAleksandr Radunsky Aleksandr Radunsky Lord CapuletYelena Ilyushchenko Yelena Ilyushchenko Lady CapuletAleksey Yermolayev Aleksey Yermolayev TybaltSergei Koren Sergei Koren MercutioVladimir Kudryashov Vladimir Kudryashov Benvolio
Lev Loshchilin Friar LaurenceAleksandr Lapauri Aleksandr Lapauri Paris
S. Uvarov
Georgi Farmanyants

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