Romeo und Julia im Schnee
- Alternative title
- Romeo and Juliet in the Snow
- Synopsis
- Fiction short. A burlesque of Romeo and Juliet set in Garmisch, in the Bavarian Mountains. The family feud between the Kapulethofers and the Montekugers (leading to several snowball fights) is initiated by an unsatisfactory trial verdict, passed by the local judge (whom both families attempted to bribe with a sausage). When Romeo returns from military service Julia falls in love with him. Faced with the parents opposition to this match (Juliet’s father threatens to cut of Julia’s hair), the couple decide to kill themselves with poison they buy from the local apothecary. Finding that the poison doesn’t work, they nevertheless pretend to be dead when the worried parents arrive at the farm shed. Using their parents sorrow to their advantage, the lovers declare their intent to marry and the story has a happy ending.
- Country
- Germany
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Silent
- Year of release
- 1920
- Duration
- 35 mins; 3162 feet
Credits
- Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Producer
- Maxim Galitzenstein; Paul Ebner
- Cinematographer
- Theodor Sparkuhl
- Screenplay
- Ernst Lubitsch; Hanns Kräly
- Cast
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); burlesgues
Notes
- Notes
- A filmscript is available at the DIF Film Library in Frankfurt am Main.
- History
- The film premiered on 28 March 1920 in Berlin.
Production Company
- Name
Maxim-Film
Archive
- Name
Museum of Modern Art
- fsc@moma.org
- Web
- http://www.moma.org External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 9212) 708-9613
- Address
- Celeste Bartos International Film Study Center
11 West 53 Street
New York, New York 10019-5497
- Name
Österreichisches Filmmuseum
- office@filmmuseum.at
- Web
- http://www.filmmuseum.at External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +43 1 533 70 54
- Fax
- +43 1 533 70 54-25
- Address
- Augustinerstrasse 1
1010 Vienna
Austria
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Romeo und Julia im Schnee". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av68761 (Accessed 12 Nov 2024)