Originally posted by Don Vercetti: TIS, Zefirelli's version is THE Romeo and Juliet.
Standing ovation!!! Zeffirelli may be criticized for a lot of things (many of them have nothing to do with cinema, though), but when it comes to make a movie out of a shakespearean play or a religious issue, well, he is the man! "Romeo and Juliet" is definitely a great film, along with "Fratello sole, sorella luna" (aka "Brother Sun, Sister Moon", about Saint Francis of Assisi, his real masterpiece, IMO. By the way, I strongly suggest to watch this film!), "Jesus of Nazareth", "The Taming of the Shrew". I was a bit disappointed by his "Hamlet", though. And "Callas for ever" was awful.
I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell the truth. I tell what ought to be truth (Blanche/A streetcar named desire)
Zeffirelli may be criticized for a lot of things (many of them have nothing to do with cinema, though), but when it comes to make a movie out of a shakespearean play or a religious issue, well, he is the man! "Romeo and Juliet" is definitely a great film, along with "Fratello sole, sorella luna" (aka "Brother Sun, Sister Moon", about Saint Francis of Assisi, his real masterpiece, IMO. By the way, I strongly suggest to watch this film!), "Jesus of Nazareth", "The Taming of the Shrew". I was a bit disappointed by his "Hamlet", though. And "Callas for ever" was awful.
