SHAKESPEARE

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

Email

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