Verona Beach
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Verona Beach is the modern, stylized coastal city that serves as the backdrop for Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film adaptation of Shakespeare’s "Romeo + Juliet."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Verona Beach canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional city
ⓘ
fictional location ⓘ setting in film ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Romeo + Juliet
ⓘ
surface form:
Romeo + Juliet (1996 film)
|
| basedOn | Verona ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Romeo and Juliet ⓘ |
| conflictType | corporate-style family rivalry ⓘ |
| countryContext | United States-inspired environment ⓘ |
| createdBy | Baz Luhrmann ⓘ |
| describedAs | modern stylized coastal city ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Juliet Capulet
ⓘ
Mercutio ⓘ Prince (police chief) ⓘ Romeo Montague ⓘ Tybalt ⓘ |
| featuresGroup |
House of Capulet
ⓘ
surface form:
Capulet family
House of Montague ⓘ
surface form:
Montague family
|
| hasElement |
Juliet’s House
ⓘ
surface form:
Capulet mansion
Catholic churches ⓘ Sycamore Grove ⓘ Verona Beach Police Department ⓘ Verona Beach city streets ⓘ beachfront urban landscape ⓘ billboards ⓘ gas stations ⓘ highways and overpasses ⓘ modern skyscrapers ⓘ neon signage ⓘ religious iconography ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Shakespeare adaptation setting
ⓘ
romantic drama film setting ⓘ |
| hasMedium | film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
gang rivalry
ⓘ
media sensationalism ⓘ urban violence ⓘ youth culture ⓘ |
| languageContext | Shakespearean English dialogue in modern setting ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
primary setting of Romeo and Juliet’s romance
ⓘ
primary setting of the Montague–Capulet feud ⓘ |
| notableSceneLocationFor |
Capulet feast
ⓘ
surface form:
Capulet party
beach confrontation between Montagues and Capulets ⓘ final confrontation at church ⓘ gas station shootout ⓘ |
| policingAuthority | Verona Beach Police Department ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
contemporary American urban aesthetic
ⓘ
highly stylized ⓘ music-video influenced editing ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.