Romeo + Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale
- Alternative title
- Romeo and Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale
- Synopsis
- A greatly simplified re-telling of the Romeo and Juliet story with a happy ending. In the mountains of Thailand, two young monkeys from rival factions fall in love. The film narrates (Tim Hopper), through Tybalt, the story of their lives (there are several direct quotations), as the two groups of the local simian population declare war to keep them apart. In the end Juliet joins Romeo in exile and they are shown with their baby.
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Television
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Transmission details
- 6 Nov 2006 at 22:00 (Channel: Animal Planet)
- Duration
- 60 mins
Credits
- Director
- Karina Holden
- Cinematographer
- Peter Nearhus
- Writer
- Karina Holden
- Contributor
- Tim Hopper
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- animals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); alternative endings
Notes
- Notes
- Available from Amazon.com NTSC Region 1 only (8/2008).
- General
- The film was transmitted on a cable channel that shows almost exclusively documentaries and the likely audience expectation is that this programme is factual which it is not. Some scenes are clearly staged with trained monkeys.
Production Company
- Name
Becker Entertainment
- Address
- USA
Sponsor
- Name
Animal Planet
- Address
- USA
Archive
- Name
Folger Shakespeare Library
- reference@folger.edu
- Web
- http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
- Phone
- (202) 544 4600
- Fax
- (202) 544 4623
- Address
- 201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Romeo + Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37903 (Accessed 11 Dec 2024)