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"Romeo and Juliet", one of William Shakespeare's most iconic tragedies, tells the poignant tale of young love and family conflict. Set in Verona, Italy, the story revolves around the passionate romance between Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet, members of feuding families.
The star-crossed lovers meet at a masquerade ball and quickly fall deeply in love, despite their families' bitter rivalry. Their secret relationship leads to a series of events...
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Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetime and along with Hamlet, is one of his most frequently performed plays.
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Criterion collection volume 1171
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Considered one of the great Shakespeare adaptations, it was the first to cast actual teenagers in the lead roles. Young lovers have an affair which threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families during the Renaissance.
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"Jack frost" (1979): The Groundhog tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost became human, and helped a knight win his lady love.
"The life and adventures of Santa Claus" (1985): At a council convened by The Great Ak, the forest being tells the story of Santa Claus to explain why he deserves to be made immortal.
"The first Christmas" (1975): A young shepherd, Lucas, is blinded by lightening, and some kindly nuns at a nearby abbey take him in....
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"The year without a Santa Claus" (1974): When a weary and discouraged Santa Claus considers skipping his Christmas Eve run one year, Mrs. Claus and his elves set out to change his mind.
"Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey" (2007): An outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his destiny on the way to Bethlehem.
"Rudolph's shiny new year" (2007): Rudolph must find Happy, the baby New Year, before midnight on New Year's Eve.
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Jack Frost: The Groundhog tells the story of how, for once, Jack Frost became human, and helped a knight win his lady love
Pinnochio's Christmas: It's Pinocchio's first Christmas, and he sells the book Geppetto gives him for present money, but Cat and Fox trick him out of it.
The leprechaun's Christmas gold: An Irish sailor is stranded on an island full of Leprechauns and soon finds himself aiding them in protecting their gold from a greedy Hag.
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Frosty the snowman: Discover how everyone's favorite happy, jolly soul came to life one day in the original holiday special. A living snowman and a little girl struggle to elude a greedy magician who is after the snowman's magic hat.
Santa Claus is comin' to town: The story of how Kris Kringle got his start as the world's most famous gift giver by struggling to bring toys and happiness to the children of Sombertown.
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From Rankin/Bass studios come three holiday favorites boasting delightful stop-motion animation, catchy songs and family-pleasing stories.
The year without a Santa Claus: When Santa decides to take Christmas off, two elves go to find children to convince Santa to come back, but first they have to get past the Heat Miser and the Snow Miser.
Nestor, the long-eared Christmas donkey: An outcast donkey in Roman era Judea with overlong ears finds his...
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Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer: Christmas has been canceled! Or at least it will be if Santa can't find a way to guide his sleigh through a fierce blizzard. Fortunately for him, there's Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Cricket on the hearth: An animated musical version of Charles Dickens' classic tale. It tells the story of a poor toymaker and his daughter which were helped by a Cricket named Crocket on Christmas morning. Crocket restores peace and...
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