IMAX Melbourne acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations where the theatre operates, and First Peoples across Victoria and Australia.
ROMEO & JULIET (1996) will be presented in non-imax 4K Laser Digital*
THE ULTIMATE LOVE STORY ON THE ULTIMATE SCREEN THIS VALENTINE'S DAY...
Baz Luhrmann's renowned adaptation of this classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy is set in a post-modern city named Verona Beach.
In this version, the Capulets and the Montagues are two rival gangs. Juliet (Claire Danes) attends a costume ball thrown by her parents, where her father Fulgencio Capulet (Paul Sorvino) has arranged her marriage to the boorish Paris (Paul Rudd) as part of a strategic investment plan.
When Romeo attends the masked ball and he and Juliet fall in love, escalating a bloody feud with ultimately disastrous consequences.
*Please note: This film has not been remastered into the IMAX format.