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'AND THE OSCAR GOES TO...'
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34th Academy Award
(1961)
Best picture: West Side Story
Starring: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, George Chakiris, Simon Oakland, Ned Glass, William Bramley
Synopsis:
West Side Story remains true to its Shakespearean model. Maria, a lovely, innocent Puerto-Rican girl ("Juliet") and sister of a formidable gang leader, falls for an opposing though reluctant white-skinned gang member Tony ("Romeo") with tragic results. Set in a tough New York neighbourhood where the two disparate groups, the Jets ("the Montagues") and Sharks ("the Capulets"), battle for street territory armed with knives, zip guns and rocks, the determined love affair sets off a calamitous (不幸的) chain of events that, in the end, manage to instill hope in diversity. The musical received rave reviews for its unflinching portrayal of gang life.
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