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Romeo and Juliet
(1968)
No ordinary love
story...
Director: Frano Zeffirelli, rated PG
  Starring:
Leonard Whiting, Olivia Hussey, Milo O'Shea, Michael York, John
McEnery, Natasha Parry, Pat Heywood, Robert Stephens
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★☆☆
- great
"Did my heart love
till now? Forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty 'till
this night." - Romeo.
Why watch this?
There is not a more tragic love story than this classic crafted by
the Bard himself.
Plot Summary:
In Verona, a long-standing and violent feud exists between the
Montague and Capulet families. Young Romeo Montague attends a
Capulet masked ball, where he meets and falls deeply in love
with Juliet Capulet. Despite their families' animosity, the
lovers secretly marry, hoping their union will end the
generations-old conflict. However, a turn of events, including a
murder, threatens to tear their secret marriage apart.
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Dad's Preview:
This is one of the best film adaptations of Shakespeare -
PERIOD. A
praised classic, it features the feud between two families: Montagues
and Capulets. Then the unthinkable happens, a boy and girl
from each house fall in love. Can the two young lovers survive this ordeal and
their families' part in it? Their only loyal ally in the kind Friar Laurence. We'll never forget
Hussey as Juliet, and the poignant musical score aptly named "Love Theme".
This is mesmerizing. |
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BHE Films; Dino de
Laurentiis Cinematografica,
Verona Prod.;
Paramount Pictures
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