Romeo, Juliet and Darkness
| Romeo, Juliet and Darkness | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jiří Weiss |
| Written by | Jan Otčenášek, Jiří Weiss |
| Starring | Ivan Mistrík, Daniela Smutná |
| Music by | Jirí Srnka |
| Cinematography | Václav Hanuš |
| Edited by | Miloslav Hájek |
Release dates | 1960 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (Czech: Romeo, Julie a tma) is a 1960 Czech drama film directed by Jiří Weiss. Inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,[1] the film is about problems experienced by a young Jewish woman who is hidden from the Gestapo by a student lover.
Reception
Romeo, Juliet, and Darkness won the Golden Seashell at the 1960 San Sebastian International Film Festival. It also won the Grand Prix at the 1960 Taormina International Film Festival.
Notes
- ↑ Howard, Tony "Shakespeare's Cinematic Offshoots" in Shaughnessy, Robert (ed.) "The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Popular Culture" (Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-60580-9) p.297
External links
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