Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish (2012)
2012 · 1h 32m · Comedy, Drama
Genres: Comedy, Drama
The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now Eve Annenberg’s gritty, funny feature film sets William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in contemporary New York City with Brooklyn-inflected English and Yiddish spoken by a talented cast.
Director: Eve Annenberg
Writers: Eve Annenberg
Cinematography: Inyoung Choi
Editor: Jack Haigis
Cast
Lazer Weiss as Lazer / RomeoMelissa Weisz as Juliet / FaggieMendy Zafir as Mendy / BenvolioYoeli Weiss as Mo / MercutioJosef Yossi Friedman as Tybalt / TyEve Annenberg as Ava / NurseIsaac Schoenfeld as Isaac / RabbiYelena Shmulenson as Lady CaupletMore like this
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