Product Details

• Actors: Marco Ricca, Luana Piovani, Leonardo Miggiorin, Luis Gustavo, Martha Mellinger
• Directors: Bruno Barreto
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Portuguese
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Lifesize Ent.
• DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000YKT4DA
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,177 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Shakespeare’s tragic love story is given a sweetly romantic, raucously fresh and inventive retelling by Bruno Barreto with the lovers’ families being passionate fans of opposing soccer teams. Ophthalmologist Romeo is a passionately obsessed fan of the Corinthians football team - and the same goes for his 21-year-old son and his feisty grandmother. While across town, the lovely Juliet lives with her Italian-Brazilian family, and whose father is an equally rabid fan –- and president of the fan club –- of Palmeiras, the Corinthians’ century-old arch rivals. Romeo and Juliet meet and fall in love. Romeo, desperate to get in good graces with his future father-in-law, decides to hide his affections for his team and fake a love for Palmeiras: he even dresses in the colors of his hated team. This ruse, soon found out by Juliet (the only person who doesn’t care), takes its toll on Romeo as he needs to venture to the other side of the stadium and root for his dreaded nemesis. The deceptions come to a head as the truth is revealed, tempers flair, and revenge is sought in a series of frantic and hilarious twists.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Wedding You Don't Want To Miss!, January 11, 2008

By	Bruce Frigeri "Amateur Film Critic" (Parsippany, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really enjoyed this film. It is directed by the renowned filmmaker, Bruno Barreto, who is best known for his classic "Dona Flor And Her Two Husbands," as well as "Four Days In September." R&J is much closer to the farcical tone of Dona Flor. Using crazed sports loyalties as the source of conflict between the two rival families is a brilliant touch. Doing so keeps things light and fast paced with many laugh out loud moments. The acting is incredible, with Luana Piovani, as Juliet, the real knock out. I recommend this film to anyone who wants to laugh at the foibles of love and the absurdity of sports obsessions.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best comedies, May 21, 2009

By	Juan Quinones (San Juan, Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm not a fan of all comedies, but this is one of the best I've seen. A very clever and liberal take on the almost always repetitive theme of Romeo and Juliet. It has laughs, drama and intelligence. Plus, great characters. If you learn a little about Brazilian football fever and passion, you'll understand it and be pleased even more.

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent romantic comedy (unless you really dislike soccer!), January 27, 2009

By	Sabad One - See all my reviews

This romantic comedy was a very surprising and pleasing find. The plot, as you can imagine, won't "surprise" you much, but the characters are well developed, acting is more than adequate and the story line is... almost credible! Romeo and Julieta (played by the stunningly beautiful Luana Piovani) are particularly well done and you will likely care a lot for them and root for a happy ending of their love story. If you don't like soccer you will likely find that there is a bit too much screen time devoted to games and team cheering, but no big deal. If you think soccer is THE most important thing in the world (as many characters in this movie seem to do) you will likely enjoy this movie immensely. As "sports romantic comedies" go I liked "Wimbledon" better, but this was a close contender. Recommended!