Romeo and Juliet
Directed by Franco Zefferelli
Written by Franco Brusati, Masalino D’Amico, and Franoco Zefferelli from Shakespeare’s play
1968/UK/Italy
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063518/reference
Repeat viewing/Amazon Instant This dreamy, romantic, lush film has held up beautifully o read more
Romeo and Juliet Directed by George Cukor Adapted by Talbot Jennings from the play by William Shakespeare 1936/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing This lavish production of the Shakespearian tragedy has a lot going for it but is marred by some inappropriate casting. With Leslie Howard as read more
Romeo and Juliet (1936) Romeo and Juliet (1936) I have been avoiding the various incarnations of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” for a number of years based on the conclusion that the story is far too compelling and therefore horribly depressing. My aversion, to put it simpl read more
Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet is usually the more favored film version of Shakespeare’s play. The filming feels wonderfully modern, while only showing us a long ago period. The actors are young, full of uninhibited youthful energy, just as their characters are. Best of all, this read more
The last Shakespeare production I wrote about was Orson Welles’ moody take on Macbeth. George Cukor’s movie of Romeo and Juliet was made only 12 years earlier, but seems to belong to another world. Where Welles’ Poverty Row film looks rough around the edges, Cukor’s gives th read more
I knew I had seen this one before! Many high school freshmen read Romeo and Juliet (though few appreciate it) and my teacher decided to show us this film in class. I was lucky enough to be in the far corner of the room where I slept through most of the film and joined in with the kids around me read more
