The film calls up the story of Romeo and Juliet.

这部电影使人想起罗密欧与朱丽叶的故事。

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Loosely based on William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", 1961's "West side Story" told the tale of star-crossed lovers from opposite sides of their neighborhood.

1961年上映的《西区故事》以莎士比亚的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》为大致原型，讲述了一对命途多舛的情侣的故事，他们分别来自两个敌对的相邻地盘。

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It's not well known, but Pashtun experts say the story is a kind of Romeo and Juliet tale.

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And then, of course, there's West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein's modern take on Romeo and Juliet.

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