My Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation, with Baz Luhrmann
by Michael Waldman
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Actor: Baz Luhrmann, Bindu De Stoppani, Jonathan Taylor, Lennie James, Paterson JosephDirector: Michael Waldman
Brand: PBS
Producer: Michael Waldman
Editor: Frank Burgess
Producer: Ashley Gething
Producer: Elisabeth Murdoch
Producer: Paul Hamann
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-02-07
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS
DVD Reviews of My Shakespeare - Romeo & Juliet for a New Generation, with Baz Luhrmann
DVD Review: Good teaching film
Summary: 4 Stars
I paired this with a unit on Romeo and Juliet for my middle school drama students. We read a shortened version of the script from Theatrefolk, then watched scenes from both the Luhrman and the Zefferelli films to compare them. We finished up by watching this documentary. Because the actor behind the project and most of his recruits are urban minorities, it caught the attention of all my students. In fact, combating stereotypes and racism is a strong thematic element here. My students got to see the process of a full amateur production in all it's wretched glory - the idealistic director badgering and cajoling his actors into embracing the reality of their characters, the actors who alternate between nervousness, ethusiasm, frustration, giddiness and determination, the promising actor who can't hack it, the newbie who catches onto Shakespeare's fiery comet and becomes a person transformed. Drama students know this intense process from the inside, but it's great to see it from the outside as well, and you couldn't ask for better material.
This was appropriate for my students, although there is a scene that discusses the sexuality of Romeo and Juliet's relationship. It involves some close contact so I suggest you preview before screening.
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My Shakespeare follows twenty non-actors as they put on a production at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London?s West End. The performers will have four weeks to explore Shakespeare?s great play of love and loss, Romeo and Juliet. The novice cast?under the direction of British actor Paterson Joseph and mentored by celebrated Australian film director Baz Luhrmann?revitalizes the classic with their raw performance. The play's enduring message has an unexpected resonance with the cast. Through a hybrid of drama and documentary, the directors will explore the themes and history behind Shakespeare's most famous theatrical production.Bestsellers in DVD
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