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While Carlei’s film is more faithful than Luhrmann’s, Julian Fellowes made several notable changes to the script:
★★★☆☆ (3/5 – Lovely to watch, light on tragedy, heavy on heart.) romeu e julieta 2013
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Em meio a tantas adaptações da obra-prima de William Shakespeare, o longa surge como uma tentativa ousada de devolver a clássica história de amor aos cenários originais da Itália renascentista, após interpretações modernas e ousadas, como a icônica versão de Baz Luhrmann com Leonardo DiCaprio. Dirigido pelo italiano Carlo Carlei e com roteiro do vencedor do Oscar Julian Fellowes ( Downton Abbey ), o filme aposta em uma abordagem visualmente deslumbrante. Contudo, ao se distanciar da linguagem poética shakesperiana para tentar alcançar um público mais jovem, a produção acabou dividindo a crítica e o público, tornando-se um caso curioso de como uma bela aparência nem sempre sustenta uma adaptação fiel.
. Hailee Steinfeld and Douglas Booth bring a soft, classical beauty to the ultimate tragedy. If you love lush period dramas and Julian Fellowes' writing, this one is for you. To help me tailor this analysis or expand
Upon its release in October 2013, the film faced a lukewarm reception from mainstream critics and struggled to find a massive footprint at the box office. The Critique of "Safe" Filmmaking
Fellowes penned the screenplay with the goal of making Shakespeare accessible without dumbing it down. Unlike Luhrmann, who kept the original Elizabethan dialogue but set it in a fictional modern city (Verona Beach), Fellowes and Carlei chose to maintain the original 16th-century Italian setting. The goal was authenticity: real castles, real period costumes, and a return to the romance at the story’s core, rather than the frantic energy.
Central to any Romeo and Juliet is the chemistry between its leads. Hailee Steinfeld ( True Grit ) and Douglas Booth were cast specifically to reflect the actual youth of the characters—Romeo is roughly 16 and Juliet just 13 in the text. Steinfeld brings a wide-eyed innocence to Juliet, capturing the character’s initial naivety and gradual maturation. She handles the emotional beats with grace, though she struggles at times with the cadence of the Shakespearean dialogue. Booth, conversely, delivers a performance that is visually striking—he is arguably one of the most aesthetically beautiful Romeos in film history—but his performance has been criticized as somewhat wooden. While they certainly look the part of young lovers, the intense, world-ending passion that should bridge the gap between their families often feels muted. Their love is pretty to look at, but it lacks the dangerous, desperate edge that defines the tragedy. What do you think
A história segue a estrutura tradicional: Verona é palco da inimizade entre as famílias e Capuleto . Romeu (Booth) e Julieta (Steinfeld) se apaixonam perdidamente em um baile mascarado, sem saberem que seus destinos estão traçados pela rixa familiar, resultando em uma união secreta e uma tragédia final.
Where the film truly shines is in its casting and its visual energy. Lucca de Oliveira (Romeu) and Laura Neiva (Julieta) share a genuine, sun-drenched chemistry that makes their whirlwind romance believable. They aren't reciting poetry; they are texting, sneaking around, and acting like actual teenagers in love, which gives the first half of the film a refreshing lightness.
In the sweltering summer of 2013, two teenagers from feuding families in Verona, Italy, find each other in a world where social media reigns supreme.