Franco Zeffirelli

original characters’ actual age. Taking place in late 1500s Verona, director Franco Zeffirelli stayed true to the play. The speech, costumes, music, and dances all accurately represented the period. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, the film’s lush technicolor emphasized Whiting and Hussey’s youthful looks. The film also won the Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Costume Design. Zeffirelli was especially praised for his portrayal of Mercutio’s death scene and the…

investigating the truth behind Claudius and his role in murdering his father without raising too much suspicion on his part. After centuries of debate on the topic, Franco Zeffirelli came in confidently with his own assertion that Hamlet is indeed insane in his film adaptation of Hamlet starring Mel Gibson. This decision made by Zeffirelli is the adaptations fatal flaw and the scenes left out from the novel, and the extravagant depiction of Hamlet…

every relationship. Unfortunately, loyalty is what can also lead to the annihilation and demise of a couple. A true relationship that exemplifies extreme loyalty that can be seen in Franco Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Loyalty is shown in the film through both of the main characters. Zeffirelli displays the immense passion and intense…

Shakespeare’s play, Zeffirelli and Luhrmann’s films all used the same language. All three pieces spoke in blank verse iambic pentameter. This language used originally by Shakespeare, is lyrical, poetic, and very descriptive. The descriptions of the characters emotions and…

The Ghost in Hamlet Hamlet (2009) is a movie directed by Gregory Doran and the main actors are David Tennan in the role of Hamlet and Patrick Steward in the role of Claudius and of the Ghost. This movie is a brilliant representation of the original play written by Shakespeare, in which modern elements are included (surveillance cameras, fireworks, modern clothes). The action takes place mostly in the castle of Elsinore. After the death of king Hamlet, his ghost makes its appearance at night…

movie is apart of the romance and drama genres and was published by BHE Films. Romeo (played by Leonard Whiting) was a young man apart of the Montague family and Juliet (played by Olivia Hussey) was a very young girl apart of the Capulet family. Franco Zeffirelli had directed the film and the film had made a gross of $42,000,000. The 1968 production of Romeo and Juliet is set in Verona, Italy. The main characters are, you guessed it, Romeo and Juliet (played by Leonard Whiting and Olivia…

play by the world famous playwright William Shakespeare. Due to its popularity, there are three different films about it with each director using their creativity to make the story much more interesting. One of the three movies was directed by Franco Zeffirelli in 1969. This film takes place during the time period that the original play took place in as the director wanted to make it as accurate to play as possible. The second film was directed by Baz Luhrmann in 1996. In this adaptation of…

are wearing bright Hawaiian shirts in a yellow car. When the Capulets enter the scene, they are the ones wearing dark clothes in a blue car. The Capulets seem to be better dressed, making them seem superior and wealthier than the Montagues. In Franco Zefirellis film, the Capulets (in bright colours) are talking and…

lovers whose parents would never allow their love for each other, because of the rivle between the two families. The movie was produced by Paramount Pictures, and the date that the movie came out was, 8 October 1968. The movie was directed by Franco Zeffirelli. The movie was about two things, two teenagers who thought that they were in love, and two families were rivals and each family wanted the other family to die of a horrible plague. The story took place at Verona, italy around the late…

Love can become an addiction that can destroy your life and the lives of others. Being addicted to someone is not healthy because it can cause confusion and problems. The poster for Franco Zeffirelli’s Endless Love (1981) shows two young teens falling in love. In the top right corner, there is a quote that says, “she is 15. he is 17. the love every parent fears”. This quote caught my attention because it changed my interpretation of the image. When I saw the image, I thought that the film was…