1968 Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Director Franco Zeffirelli's beloved version of one of the most well-known love stories in the English language. 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.
Leonard Whiting Olivia Hussey John McEnery Michael York Milo O’Shea Pat Heywood Robert Stephens Bruce Robinson Paul Hardwick Natasha Parry Antonio Pierfederici Esmeralda Ruspoli Roberto Bisacco Roy Holder Keith Skinner Dyson Lovell Richard Warwick Roberto Antonelli Carlo Palmucci Salvatore Billa Claudio De Davide Paola Tedesco Laurence Olivier Antonio Marcolini Andrés José Cruz Soublette
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no gabriella, t as in two households, both alike in dignity, in fair verona, where we lay our scene
**Part of the Best Picture Project**
I have a problem with Romeo and Juliet adaptations (and anything that takes inspiration from it). Absolutely none of the ones I've seen seem to truly get the Bard's famous play. See, Romeo and Juliet is by no means an original work. It's actually a "remake" of an old Italian tale that was adapted in literary form for the English around Shakespeare's time, and Shakes took to making his own version of it.
So what did Shakespeare do to change it up? Two things. He expanded the plot and further developed supporting characters, namely Mercutio (and this is important). Second, he made it a comedy.
This last part is what practically every adaptation I've…
I remember watching this freshman year and nobody could focus on anything except that the guy who played Romeo looked exactly like Zac Efron
I've watched this once before and that was in Freshman Year English class. I remembered two things about it:
1. Our teacher fast-forwarding through a nude scene
2. The entire class constantly comparing Romeo to Zac Efron.
The only new comment that came from this rewatch of it is that Romeo is definitely gay and banging every single dude in the movie.
