Romeo and Juliet

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Audience Member Forgotten gem, overshadowed by the 1936, 1968 and 1996 film versions. This movie may jettison much of Shakespeare's text especially the characters of Mercutio, Tybalt and the Nurse but director Castellini was bringing the story more in line with the original 1530 Italian version of the story by Luigi Da Porto in which these characters don’t feature as much. The movie is sumptuously shot on location in Venice, Verona and Siena; and the visuals, costumes and set design are beautifully based on Renaissance paintings. The Capulet Ball is elegant and stunning. The movie is a treat for the eyes. Laurence Harvey is a poetic Romeo and Susan Shentall is an ethereal dreamy Juliet. Sebastian Cabot is an excellent Lord Capulet , Mervyn John is a radiant silly old Friar Laurence, the even wonderful Flora Robson is a delightful Nurse and Bill Travers is a dishy Benvolio. It may not be considered the best or most popular film of Romeo and Juliet by the popular masses but it’s certainly not the worst . Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/19/24 Full Review Audience Member Queen Mab scene is missing! I missed any real feeling of happiness between the young lovers before the real tragedy begins. Some stage-like acting here means story is viewed from a distance. But the costuming is stunning and the settings real. I wished Juliet hadn't been played so demurely. The actress always seems to have her gaze averted - is it true Joan Collins was originally to play the part? This actress is very Grace Kelly-like in looks. I enjoyed Mervyn Johns' Friar Lawrence. Zefferelli's magnificent version was another 15 or so years later. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Frances H Perhaps this rendition would not seem so bad if one had not seen the Franco Zeffirelli and even the George Cukor version of the same play first. But having seen both of those prior to viewing this movie , this one seems rather pedestrian. Laurence Harvey gives a good performance, as do Flora Robson and Sebastian Cabot, but nothing can make up for the horrendous acting of Susan Shentall, who luckily was never heard from again. She reminded me of Carrie underwood in Sound of Music. Well, maybe not that bad, but a close second. She was pretty, and that's about all. Obviously, Catellani was infatuated with her. The use of actual scenes of Italy and color are good and make it a nice film to see once, but you won't be going back to it again and again, as one has to do with the Zeffirelli classic. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/15 Full Review Audience Member Beautiful costumes and fine scenes set, it's just I have been told the tragedy far too many times to make me care about what is going on. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member I guess this is one of the greatest love story ever Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Love has no bounderies Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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