Cate Shortland brings her distinctive visual sensibility and mood-oriented storytelling to a tale of cross-cultural experience, departure and unrequited love.

A young woman Crystal (Kylie Farmer) is on the beach. She is being watched by Clinton (Michael Tuahine). Crystal dives into the water, and Clinton follows her.

Clinton (Michael Tuahine) is sitting forlorn in a bar. He sees a pick-up truck drive by.

Clinton (Michael Tuahine) and Crystal (Kylie Farmer) are relaxing on the balcony of Clinton’s apartment.

Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) and her mother (Kerry Fox) visit Mr and Mrs Dilke (Gerard Monaco, Claudie Blakley).

At a party in the Capulet mansion, Romeo (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Juliet (Claire Danes) meet for the first time. The couple cannot take their eyes off each other.

This short would have been shown before a feature in movie theatres around Australia.

Film Australia Collection © National Film and Sound Archive.

On the eve of her marriage to Dave Paris, Juliet (Claire Danes) becomes suicidal.

A TV news reporter describes a bitter rivalry in the city of Verona Beach. Engaged in the deadly feud are Romeo’s Montague family and the Capulet family of Juliet.

Mumma Darcy (Anne Phelan) and her friend and neighbour Mrs Campion (Lois Ramsey), are discussing the latest drama in the relationship between Princess Margaret and her great love, the divorced Grou