Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish (2011)
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Synopsis
The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now this gritty, funny new feature film retells William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" in Yiddish. A middle-aged ER nurse, Ava, in graduate school-and bitterly lapsed observant Jew-undertakes a Yiddish translation of Shakespeare's great classic, Romeo and Juliet. Meanwhile, her houseguest, also a Hasidic dropout, is "leaking" Kabbalistic magic, and enchants her studio apartment. In what might be the first Yiddish "mumblecore" film, Annenberg creates a parallel universe (aka Williamsburg, Brooklyn), where Romeo and Juliet stem from divergent streams of ultra-orthodox Judaism and speak their lines in street-smart Yiddish.
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Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 8th, 2011 (Limited) by Nancy Fishman Releasing |
| Running Time: | 89 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Directing Yourself, Foreign Language, Mumblecore |
| Plot point: | Performing Arts, Religious, Romance, Writing and Writers |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Vilna City Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English, Yiddish |
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Synopsis
The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now this gritty, funny new feature film retells William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" in Yiddish. A middle-aged ER nurse, Ava, in graduate school-and bitterly lapsed observant Jew-undertakes a Yiddish translation of Shakespeare's great classic, Romeo and Juliet. Meanwhile, her houseguest, also a Hasidic dropout, is "leaking" Kabbalistic magic, and enchants her studio apartment. In what might be the first Yiddish "mumblecore" film, Annenberg creates a parallel universe (aka Williamsburg, Brooklyn), where Romeo and Juliet stem from divergent streams of ultra-orthodox Judaism and speak their lines in street-smart Yiddish.
Metrics
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | July 8th, 2011 (Limited) by Nancy Fishman Releasing |
| Running Time: | 89 minutes |
| Cast, crew, or production detail: | Directing Yourself, Foreign Language, Mumblecore |
| Plot point: | Performing Arts, Religious, Romance, Writing and Writers |
| Source: | Based on Play |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Fantasy |
| Production/Financing Companies: | Vilna City Films |
| Production Countries: | United States |
| Languages: | English, Yiddish |
Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.