| Romeo, Juliet and Darkness | |
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| Directed by | Jiří Weiss |
| Written by | Jan Otčenášek, Jiří Weiss |
| Starring | Ivan Mistrík, Daniela Smutná |
| Music by | Jirí Srnka |
| Cinematography | Václav Hanuš |
| Edited by | Miloslav Hájek |
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Release dates
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1960 |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
| Language | Czech |
Romeo, Juliet and Darkness (Czech: Romeo, Julie a tma) is a 1960 Czech drama film directed by Jiří Weiss. Inspired by William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet,[1] the film is about problems experienced by a young Jewish woman who is hidden from the Gestapo by a student lover.
Reception[edit]
Romeo, Juliet, and Darkness won the Golden Seashell at the 1960 San Sebastian International Film Festival. It also won the Grand Prix at the 1960 Taormina International Film Festival.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Howard, Tony "Shakespeare's Cinematic Offshoots" in Shaughnessy, Robert (ed.) "The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare and Popular Culture" (Cambridge University Press, 2007, ISBN 978-0-521-60580-9) p.297
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