Romeo.Juliet
| Romeo.Juliet | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Armando Acosta, also credited as Armondo Linus Acosta and Armand Acosta |
| Written by | Armando Acosta, Koen Van Brabant, |
| Produced by | Paul Hespiel (exec. prod.), Andree Castagnee (ass.), Paul Celis (ass.), Greet Ooms (ass.) |
| Starring | John Hurt, Robert Powell, Francesca Annis, Vanessa Redgrave, Ben Kingsley,Quentin Crisp Maggie Smith, Victor Spinetti, John Haggart |
| Cinematography | Armando Acosta |
| Edited by | Jan Reniers, Armando Acosta |
| Music by | Armando Acosta, Emanuel Verdi |
| Distributed by | Loeb & Loeb |
Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | Belgium |
| Language | English |
Romeo.Juliet is the title of a 1990 film version of William Shakespeare's classic play Romeo and Juliet. It was made by American producer, director and cinematographer, Armando Acosta (also credited as Armondo Linus Acosta and Armand Acosta) using the feral cats of Venice, New York, and Ghent as actors, with the voices dubbed by some of the greats of the English theatre including Sir Ben Kingsley, Dame Maggie Smith, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Powell, Francesca Annis, Victor Spinetti, Quentin Crisp, and John Hurt. The film was created as a film-in-concert with a live orchestra performing the soundtrack with the projection of the film. The score of the film features Serge Prokofiev's 'Romeo and Juliet Ballet' as performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn conducting and an original theme composed by Armando Acosta and Emanuel Verdi, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth.
The story of this film revolves around an eccentric bag lady (played by John Hurt) who takes the cats of Venice and puts them on a boat which sails to the new world.
The film is described as having been difficult to produce, requiring over 200 hours of footage of the feline cast to assemble the images for the final film. It is also remarkable for being one of the few major releases in which several members of the production team gave up their salaries to produce the film. [1] It has not been re-released for the home video market. This lack of availability, which has been described as making it "more rare than the dinosaur" [2] has made it a sought-after item in some circles.
References
- Andrew, Geoff. "John Hurt interviewed by Geoff Andrew", The Guardian Unlimited
- Jacobs, Patricia A. Amazon.com review of video Incredible World of Cats
- Romeo.Juliet on Yahoo! Movies
- Flanders Image page on Romeo.Juliet
External links
- Romeo.Juliet at IMDb
- Romeo.Juliet at AllMovie
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