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Romeo & Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

1968

Franco Zeffirelli

Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, John McEnery, Michael York ...

7.1

2,918

Romance. Drama Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy. Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, have been feuding with each other for years. Young Romeo Montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the Capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the Capulet's daughter Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her. She returns his affections, but they both know that their families will never allow them to follow their hearts. [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The costumes and everything else in the film--the photography, the music, above all Shakespeare's language--is so voluptuous, so sensuous (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"This has elegance, vigour and charm."
		Renata Adler The New York Times	"A lovely, sensitive, friendly popularization of the play"
		Entertainment Weekly	"The whole thing sinks on the shoulders of its pretty teen stars (Hussey and Whiting), who exhibit all the raw talent and sensuality of bit players in some bad Spanish soap."
		Time Out	"Mostly it remains enjoyable for its colour and visual flair. Danilo Donati's costumes are, as usual, breathtaking."

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