Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish (2012)

10.0/10 92 min Comedy Drama

Overview

The play Romeo and Juliet has been translated around the world. Now Eve Annenberg’s gritty, funny feature film sets William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in contemporary New York City with Brooklyn-inflected English and Yiddish spoken by a talented cast.

Cast

Yelena Shmulenson

Lady Cauplet

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