made a very nice version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet Act 2 Scene 2, and it’s the one I enjoyed the most. Zeffirelli portrayed Juliet very well with the actress Olivia Hussey. Although older than Juliet’s age of 14 in Shakespeare’s original play, Olivia Hussey successfully interpreted Juliet’s youthful and lively nature. Olivia Hussey also delivered the role of Juliet with great emotion and gestures. Her tone changes as she is saying her deep thoughts of Romeo’s name to her love for him. When Juliet
Although the modern versions of Romeo and Juliet use present-day costumes, music and modern setting , Franco Zeffirelli’s version of the tale is the best because of the old background, the immense tension between the characters, sad music for the tone and the color of the costumes. Franco Zeffirelli’s adaptation uses an old setting to depict what is was like in the days of Shakespeare. He stays true to the book instead of modernizing the scenery and background. The scene takes place in the streets
The first difference that stands out first when watching the opening scene of these two movies are setting. Zeffirelli’s version is set in Verona, Italy although Luhrmann’s version is set in Verona Beach in California. The use of different locations helps to show the time periods of the different movies straight away. The variability of location remains different throughout both of the opening scenes in the movies. The location in Zeffirelli’s opening scene remains the same until it is swapped for
Product Placement, Part A: The Jerk (1979) According to BusinessDictionary.com, product placement is an “advertising technique used by companies to subtly promote their products through a non-traditional advertising technique, usually through appearances in film, television, or other media.” (Product Placement, n.d.). In Carl Reiner’s 1979 film The Jerk, Steve Martin plays Navin, a young white man who believed himself to be born black. Once he realizes that he is in fact not black, Navin sets
Film besides digital photography is fully different medium. They used for similar approaches, but they completely separate from one another. Film as well as digital act different things beneficial and compliment each other. Neither disappearing, however the film will become lesser in areas where the digital exceeds, like news. Film has already wiped out from professional newspaper use and similarly, no digital capture method has nearly replace 8x10" large format film for massive exhibition prints
Most profound readers of Shakespeare could agree that, in Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, Romeo is an important character with a very strong personality. Romeo is a young teenage boy with characteristics that may be unique from those of others, such as idealistic, dramatic, and idiotic, among others. The other characters in this play also have their own characteristics, which will oftentimes bring out the traits of Romeo’s. Thus, his predominant character traits of kindness,
The 1968 film Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, is a better film then Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film Romeo + Juliet. This is because Zeffirelli uses a robust setting and dim lighting which improved the quality of the film. In addition, Zeffirelli’s film adaptation of the classic story more realistically portrays Romeo and Juliet’s relationship due to his choices in dialogue. The setting plays a significant role in Zeffirelli’s film. For example, it is easier for Romeo to hide in the bushes
The well known phrases ¨grease is the word¨, and ¨what team? Wildcats¨ emerged decades apart, yet from almost the same movie. With a twenty eight year age gap between the movies Grease and High School Musical, there were bound to be some differences in the way the characters handled their problems. The leading characters, also called protagonists, Sandra Dee with Danny Zuko and Gabriella Montez with Troy Bolton are influenced by their respective time periods and how women are . Set in the 1950’s;
Cleveland Heights High School this fall is presenting “Grease”. The production features Maurice Power as Danny and Flannery Jewell and junior Callie Swaim-Fox as Sandy. Performances will go through November 5- November 8 from 7:00pm. Tickets are $6 and $10, cash or money order only made payable to Heights High School. Tickets can be purchased at the school's main office from 10 a.m. until noon, Monday through Friday. Or you can purchase tickets from any student in the production. Grease is a
The film Grease (1978), is a musical comedy directed by Randal Kleiser. This film starred John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff, Conaway, and Didi Con. The plot revolves around a group of teenagers returning to school for their senior year in 1958. The group consists of two gangs: the boys are the T-birds, and the girls are the Pink Ladies. The leader of the T-birds is Danny Zuko, and over the summer, he meets a girl from Australia named Sandy Olsson. Due to a change in plans
“Romeo and Juliet” Starring Olivia Hussey,Leonard Whiting,John McEnery, Michael York , Milo O’Shea. directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli. Released on March 4, 1968. Two hours and ten minutes.PG __________________________________________________ Romeo and Juliet a 1968, romance-drama based on one of the world’s famous play “The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet” by William shakespeare. This movie directed and co-written by Franco Zeffirelli and screenplay by Franco
as a whole. The main characters are named Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet. They are played by two very young actors. Juliet is played by Olivia Hussey, and Romeo is played by Leonard Whiting. One of the most prominent features of this movie is how young the director chose the actors for the two lead roles to be. Leonard Whiting was seventeen and Olivia Hussey was only fifteen! At the time of this movie, that was nearly unheard of for such young and inexperienced actors to be cast in adaptations
teenagers but the main reason why that was, was because they were the first film that had ever used teens in a film. (Romeo and Juliet, 2016) Castmember- The person who played as Romeo his name was Leonard Whiting, the one who played Juliet was Olivia Hussey. John McEnery was the one who played as Mercutio, while Michael York played as Tybalt but they all got together behind the scene and hung out, I believe that The two main characters were an actual couple in real life. (Romeo and Juliet, 2016)
actress Olivia Hussey who plays Juliet was 15. Zeffirellis choice within these lead roles was an unexpected one as both actors had no
been adapted countless times before into plays, novels, and even songs. But today, the topic of movie adaptations comes up. More specifically, the success of Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation, Romeo and Juliet, featuring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, and Baz Luhrmann's 1997 version, Romeo + Juliet, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes. These both have strengths and flaws, but the question here is which is better? Which is more successful, and why? Many aspects, such as acting style
Zeffirelli's version is known for its traditional approach, maintaining the poetic language and tragic tone of Shakespeare's original play. The actors in this version, such as Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey as Romeo and Juliet, deliver their lines with a classical Shakespearean style, emphasizing the poetic nature of the dialogue. On the other hand, Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet has a more fast-paced and dynamic tone. The film incorporates modern language
emotion, which made me feel empathic. That empathy carried over to other parts of the movie, such as Tybalt's fatal fight, and the infamous death scene. I connected better with Luhrmann's modern depiction than I did with Zeffirelli’s older one. Olivia Hussey (Juliet) and Leonard Whiting (Romeo) didn't portray emotion very well. Neither of them were convincing me that their characters were in love, which is really the basis of the story. Danes and DiCaprio showed that Romeo and Juliet were hopelessly
The film Romeo and Juliet, directed by Franco Zeffirelli, is a story about two families, set in the fair city of Verona, Italy. The genres of this movie are both romance and drama, play starring many actors such as Olivia Hussey (playing as Juliet), Leonard Whiting (playing as Romeo), Bruce Robinson (playing as Benvolio), and other cast members who played important roles in the film. The main characters in this film are Juliet, a young girl from the Capulet household, along with Romeo, a young man
Franco Zeffirelli's interpretation of Romeo and Juliet is a bit cheesy but is arguably one of the best adaptations of the play—the lovers, Romeo and Juliet played by Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey are and young and full of life a acting With over dramatizing at some points in the film such as when Capulet tells Juliet to marry Paris or else she would be banished to the streets. Juliet begins to cry but seems to come off cheesy and butchers the acting. The story line is almost Identical with scenes
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