Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish

Name: Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: July 8, 2011
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 56

2011

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Vilna City Films | Release Date: July 8, 2011 | R

Summary: A woman struggles to get Romeo and Juliet translated to Yiddish.

Director: Eve Annenberg

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Lou Lumenick

Jul 8, 2011

There have been many untraditional film adaptations of Shakespeare's, but few have been as unorthodox as this one. Read full review

J. Hoberman

Jul 8, 2011

Annenberg's attitudinous Shakespeare riff is a unique blend of psychodrama, ethnographic experimentation, and high-concept hustle. Read full review

A.O. Scott

Jul 8, 2011

Sprawling and sometimes confusing, but its premise is charming and not at all far-fetched. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Jul 12, 2011

Hearing the majestic iambic pentameter rendered in the sharply rising and falling cadences of colloquial Yiddish proves wackily charming, but the lack of correlation between the two plots makes the result feel unfocused. Read full review

Joseph Jon Lanthier

Jul 8, 2011

What's most disappointing about Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish is how it fails to deliver on the hybridizing NYC gimmickry of its title. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Jul 8, 2011

But oy, such terrible jokes and choppy direction. Would it have killed her to share the credits with someone else? Read full review

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