Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish (2012)
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.
Director: Eve Annenberg
http://www.romeoandjulietinyiddishthemovie.com/romeoandjulietinyiddishthemovie.com/Home.html
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Lazer Weiss as Lazer / Romeo |
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Melissa Weisz as Juliet / Faggie |
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Mendy Zafir as Mendy / Benvolio |
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Yoeli Weiss as Mo / Mercutio |
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Josef Yossi Friedman as Tybalt / Ty |
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Eve Annenberg as Ava / Nurse |
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Isaac Schoenfeld as Isaac / Rabbi |
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Yelena Shmulenson as Lady Cauplet |
| Directing | Eve Annenberg | Director |
| Production | Eve Annenberg | Producer |
| Production | Lazer Weiss | Producer |
| Production | Mendy Zafir | Producer |
| Writing | Eve Annenberg | Writer |
| Camera | Inyoung Choi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jack Haigis | Editor |