No ordinary love story...
Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
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- Filipe Manuel Netoon TMDB · Jan 20238/10
**Another fine adaptation of the Bard's masterpiece.** William Shakespeare is an author of all time. Everyone knows him, everyone considers him, even those who don't speak native English. It is a universal heritage, and “Romeo and Juliet” is his most important work. There is no end to the number of film adaptations: basically, “Romeo and Juliet” has been adapted to film for as long as cinema has existed. And it's hard to choose which one is the best, each one has its merits and demerits. I have some preferences, but I'm not going to lie, this adaptation deserves to be among the best. It's pretty obvious that Franco Zeffirelli tried everything to be absolutely faithful to the material and give us something realistic and powerful. In addition to trying to give us realistic sets and costumes with credible Renaissance touches, he filmed in Italy, making the most of the cities and ancient squares of various cities. He was also not satisfied with the famous actors of the time and looked for teenage actors capable of incarnating, with strong realism, the two central characters of the plot. The cinematography was also meticulously handled by the director, with a meticulous eye and surgical
Read the whole review on TMDB - CinemaSerfon TMDB · Jun 20227/10
The location photography and the beautiful score from Nino Rota help make this, for my money, the best screen adaptation of this most tragic of Shakesperian tragedies. Add to those classic elements, a really strong cast that mixes new blood with those more experienced and we get a properly heart-rending iteration. The constantly feuding "Montague" and "Capulet" families dominate society in Verona. Despite this long standing animosity, the curious and charming young "Romeo" (Leonard Whiting) risks life and limb to attend the "Capulet" masked ball. It is there that he encounters the beauty that is "Juliet" (Olivia Hussey) and the two embark on a relationship that puts both themselves and their friends in great peril. Over the course of the next 2¼ hours, Franco Zeffirelli immerses us in the greatest love story in English literature, tempered with jealously and intolerance, petty vengeances and loads of humour as the youngsters struggle to comprehend the reason for this historic vendetta. Whiting has a freshness and exuberance as the young "Romeo" - his effort here makes it easy to see why "Juliet" would be drawn to his attractive boyishness. Miss Hussey, too, brings an innocence and
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Cast
- Leonard WhitingRomeo
- Olivia HusseyJuliet
- John McEneryMercutio
- Michael YorkTybalt
- Milo O'SheaFriar Laurence
- Pat Heywoodthe Nurse
- Robert Stephensthe Prince
- Bruce RobinsonBenvolio
- Paul HardwickLord Capulet
- Natasha ParryLady Capulet
Crew
- Franco ZeffirelliDirector
- Franco BrusatiScreenplay
- Masolino D'AmicoScreenplay
- Franco ZeffirelliScreenplay
- Pasqualino De SantisDirector of Photography
- Nino RotaOriginal Music Composer
- Reginald MillsEditor
- Anthony Havelock-AllanProducer
- John BrabourneProducer
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