Feb 15th
Romeo and Juliet**
GB 1968. Paramount/BHE. 132m. Panavision
Montagu's son Romeo falls for 14-year old Capulet daughter Juliet, and their subsequent marriage and tragic deaths belatedly unite the warring factions.
It looks stagy in some ways (especially the languid second half) but for the most part this is a beautifully vibrant and operatic treatment, with actors that benefit from resembling the actual age of the characters. Perhaps the definitive film version of Shakespeare's play.
Written by: Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amieo, Franco Zefferelli, from the play by William Shakespeare.
Producers: Anthony Havelock-Allen, John Brabourne.Director: Franco Zeffirelli.Starring: Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, John McEnery, Michael York, Milo O'Shea, Pat Heywood, Natasha Parry, Paul Hardwick, Robert Stephens, Bruce Robinson, Richard Warwick, Roberto Bisacco.
Narrator: Laurence Olivier.
Photography: Pasquale de Santis.
Music: Nino Rota.
Production Design: Renzo Mongiardino.
Romeo and Juliet**
GB 1968. Paramount/BHE. 132m. Panavision
Montagu's son Romeo falls for 14-year old Capulet daughter Juliet, and their subsequent marriage and tragic deaths belatedly unite the warring factions.
It looks stagy in some ways (especially the languid second half) but for the most part this is a beautifully vibrant and operatic treatment, with actors that benefit from resembling the actual age of the characters. Perhaps the definitive film version of Shakespeare's play.
Written by: Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amieo, Franco Zefferelli, from the play by William Shakespeare.
Producers: Anthony Havelock-Allen, John Brabourne.Director: Franco Zeffirelli.Starring: Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, John McEnery, Michael York, Milo O'Shea, Pat Heywood, Natasha Parry, Paul Hardwick, Robert Stephens, Bruce Robinson, Richard Warwick, Roberto Bisacco.
Narrator: Laurence Olivier.
Photography: Pasquale de Santis.
Music: Nino Rota.
Production Design: Renzo Mongiardino.
Labels: Romance, Shakespeare
posted by Joe at 6:55 AM
2 Comments:
Carla ordered this film on DVD a couple of days ago from play.com. I've never seen it, so I'm looking forward to it - she tells me it is *THE* film version of the story.
I had a hard time getting Derek to stay awake during this. Oh well.
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