Wednesday October 29, 2008
Romeo and Juliet get Married (Not Rated) A Brazilian film with English subtitles.
Romeo and Juliet get Married replaces the previously scheduled film Cartola: Music for the Eyes.
Provided by L. C. Barreto for UNCW's LATIN AMERICAN, LATINO AND CARIBBEAN FILM FESTIVAL
Sponsored by Brazuka Brazilian Club, Anthropology Department, Office of International Programs, and Centro Hispano
Shakespeare's tragic love story is given a sweetly romantic screwball spin by master filmmaker Bruno Barreto with the lovers' families being passionate fans of opposing football teams. 45-year-old ophthalmologist Romeo is a passionately obsessed fan of the Corinthians football team - and the same goes for his 21-year-old son and his feisty grandmother. While across town, the lovely Juliet lives with her Italian-Brazilian family, and whose father is an equally rabid fan of Palmeiras, the Corinthians' century-old arch rivals. Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love. Romeo, desperate to get in good graces with his future father-in-law, decides to hide his affections for his team and fake a love for the Palmeiras: he even dresses in the colors of his hated team. This ruse, soon found out by Juliet, takes its toll on Romeo as he needs to venture to the other side of the stadium and root for his dreaded nemesis. As the truth is revealed, tempers flare, and revenge is sought in a series of frantic and hilarious twists. Baretto returns to his native country and the result is this delightfully romantic odd comedy (adapted from Raymond Murray, Philadelphia Film Festival).
O casamento de Romeu e Julieta (2005) Brazil; Director Bruno Barreto;90 minutes; DVD; Comedy; English subtitles.
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