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Romeo + Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale

Alternative title
Romeo and Juliet: A Monkey’s Tale
Synopsis
A greatly simplified re-telling of the Romeo and Juliet story with a happy ending. In the mountains of Thailand, two young monkeys from rival factions fall in love. The film narrates (Tim Hopper), through Tybalt, the story of their lives (there are several direct quotations), as the two groups of the local simian population declare war to keep them apart. In the end Juliet joins Romeo in exile and they are shown with their baby.
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
6 Nov 2006 at 22:00 (Channel: Animal Planet)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Director
Karina Holden
Cinematographer
Peter Nearhus
Writer
Karina Holden
Contributor
Tim Hopper

Additional Details

Production type
Other
Plays
Romeo and Juliet
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
animals; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); alternative endings

Notes

Notes
Available from Amazon.com NTSC Region 1 only (8/2008).
General
The film was transmitted on a cable channel that shows almost exclusively documentaries and the likely audience expectation is that this programme is factual which it is not. Some scenes are clearly staged with trained monkeys.

Production Company

Name

Becker Entertainment

Address
USA

Sponsor

Name

Animal Planet

Address
USA

Archive

Name

Folger Shakespeare Library

Email
reference@folger.edu
Web
http://www.folger.edu External site opens in new window
Phone
(202) 544 4600
Fax
(202) 544 4623
Address
201 East Capitol Street, SE
Washington
DC 20003
USA

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web
http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window

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