Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish (2010)
92 min
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.
- Release date
- July 8, 2011
- Country of origin
- United States
- Music
- Joel Diamond
Cast
- Lazer Weiss as Lazer
- Lazer Weiss as Romeo
- Melissa Weisz as Juliet
- Melissa Weisz as Faggie
- Mendy Zafir as Mendy
- Mendy Zafir as Benvolio
- Bubbles Yoeli Weiss as Mo
- Bubbles Yoeli Weiss as Mercutio
- Josef Yossi Friedman as Tybalt
- Josef Yossi Friedman as Ty
- Eve Annenberg as Ava
- Eve Annenberg as Nurse
- Isaac Schoenfeld as Isaac
- Isaac Schoenfeld as Rabbi
- Yelena Shmulenson as Lady Capulet
- Solman Wiser as Capulet
- Solman Wiser as Faigie's Father
- Luzer Twersky as Paris
Crew
- Eve Annenberg · Director
- Eve Annenberg · Writer
- Eve Annenberg · Producer
- Lazer Weiss · Producer
- Mendy Zafir · Producer
- Joel Diamond · Composer
- Inyoung Choi · Cinematographer
- Jack Haigis · Editor
- Tricia Peck · Production designer