SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Musical. A loose re-working of Romeo and Juliet set in the streets of Barcelona where a quarrel erupts between two warring gypsy families. Probably building on the success of WEST SIDE STORY the film includes extended sequences of flamenco dancing. In this version Rafael and Juana are killed by Curro (the Paris figure).

Language

Spanish (Spain - Modern)

Country

Spain

Medium

Film

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Year of release

1964

Duration

92 mins

Credits

Director

Francisco Rovira Beleta

Producer

Jose G. Maesso; Leonard Gruenberg

Writer

Alfredo Manas

Screenplay

Francisco Rovira Beleta

Music

Andres Batista; Emilio Pujol; Fernando Garcia Morcillo; Jose Sola

Cast

Daniel Martin	Rafael (Romeo)
Sara Lezana	Juana (Juliet)
Carmen Amaya	Angustias
Jose Manuel Martin	Curro (Paris)

Additional Details

Production type

Operas and Musicals

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Subjects

Dance; Drama; Music

Keywords

dance; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Based on a play by Alfredo Manas. The film was remade in 1989 as MONTOYAS Y TARANTOS directed by Vicenti Escriva.

Awards

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film in the 1964 Academy Awards.

Reviews

Lanier, Douglas ‘Film Spin-Offs and Citations’ in Burt, Richard (ed). Shakespeares After Shakespeares: an Encyclopedia of the Bard in Mass Media and Popular Culture. 2 vols. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2006. (p. 275, entry 1163). Lanier notes that Baz Luhrmann’s WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO + JULIET owes much to this film including a shot of the lovers kissing underwater.

Monthly Film Bulletin. v.34. n. 397 (1 February 1967), p. 30.

Production Company

Name

Tecisa

Online Retailer

Name

Flamenco-world.com

Web

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