Torn Apart
- Alternative title
- Forbidden Love
- Synopsis
- Feature film re-locating Romeo and Juliet to modern Israel and the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. Romeo is an Israeli Jew and Juliet a young Palestinian. The film doesn’t follow the text but alludes to many of the play’s themes and characters.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Israel; United States
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Colour / Sound
- Year of release
- 1990
- Duration
- 95 mins
Credits
- Director
- Jack Fisher
- Producer
- Danny Fisher; Doran Eran; Jerry Menkin
- Cinematographer
- Barry Markowitz
- Screenplay
- Marc Kristal; Mark Coopfer
- Music
- Peter Arnow
- Cast
Adrian Pasdar Ben (Romeo) Cecilia Peck Laila (Juliet)
Additional Details
- Production type
- Fiction Films
- Plays
- Romeo and Juliet
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Notes
- General
- From the novel ‘A Forbidden Love’ by Chayym Zeldis.
Production Company
Online Retailer
- Name
amazon.com
- Web
- http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Torn Apart". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av72799 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)