The original version of the ballet Romeo and Juliet by Sergei Prokofiev is based on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Music from the ballet was extracted by Prokofiev as three suites for orchestra and as a piano work. In this film Romeo and Juliet, also inspired by Shakespeare, tensions run high in the choir, and the visual imagery is fluid and strong, just like the music. Thierry Malandain’s cho...
