Romeo + Juliet

(1996) dir Baz Luhrmann w/Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, John Leguizamo [120 min; 35mm]
A romantic touchstone for the ages, Romeo and Juliet has become so much a part of the DNA of love stories that it’s impossible to overstate its importance. Baz Luhrmann’s ecstatically anachronistic version keeps the Shakesperean dialogue but transports the play into the modern age with the Capulets and Montagues becoming feuding crime families.