{"id":90723,"date":"2023-03-25T22:21:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-26T05:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90723"},"modified":"2023-03-25T22:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-03-26T05:23:51","slug":"romeo-and-juliet-1968","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=90723","title":{"rendered":"Romeo and Juliet (1968)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Poster-200x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-90724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Poster-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Poster-85x128.png 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Poster-180x270.png 180w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Poster.png 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn 16th ventury Verona, Romeo Montague (Leonard Whiting) and Juliet (Olivia Hussey) &#8212; daughter  of Lady (Natasha Parry) and Lord Capulet (Paul Hardwick) &#8212; fall in love, and must navigate the rocky shores of their cross-clan romance.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Franco Zeffirelli Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Michael York Films<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptation<\/li>\n<li>Shakespeare<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<li>Teenagers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFranco Zeffirelli directed this Oscar-nominated adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romeo_and_Juliet\">Shakespeare&#8217;s tragedy<\/a> about two doomed young lovers from rivalling families. The casting of unknown actors Whiting (16 years old) and Hussey (15 years old) was a genius move &#8212; especially in contrast with the much-ridiculed age-mismatch in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=48749\">George Cukor&#8217;s 1936 version<\/a> co-starring Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard (both very much beyond their teenage years). Hussey and Whiting come across as authentically lovestruck, and it&#8217;s easy to root for them in their sudden teenage passion. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Balcony6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Balcony6-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Balcony6-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Balcony6-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Balcony6-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Balcony6-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Balcony6-501x270.png 501w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Balcony6.png 1179w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[More controversial was Zeffirelli&#8217;s decision to shoot a gratuitous nude scene with the newly married young couple on the morning after their marriage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/01\/04\/entertainment\/romeo-and-juliet-lawsuit\/index.html\">over which the actors have just recently sued Paramount Studios for $500 million<\/a>.] <\/p>\n<p>This action-packed film was lauded by many critics for bringing vibrancy, color, and life to the play &#8212; and it does indeed feature beautiful cinematography, sets, and costumes: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Dancing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Dancing-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Dancing-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Dancing-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Dancing-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Dancing-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Dancing-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Dancing.png 1161w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; though I&#8217;ll admit to being majorly distracted by the odd &#8220;beehive&#8221; hat worn by Lady Capulet in early scenes. What is up with that thing? What is it made of? Was it uncomfortable to wear? <em>Why<\/em> would someone wear it? <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Lady-Capulet-Hat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Lady-Capulet-Hat-1024x547.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"342\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Lady-Capulet-Hat-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Lady-Capulet-Hat-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Lady-Capulet-Hat-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Lady-Capulet-Hat-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Lady-Capulet-Hat-505x270.png 505w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Lady-Capulet-Hat.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of the supporting cast, most memorable (and believable) is Pat Heywood as Juliet&#8217;s Nurse; and Milo O&#8217;Shea &#8212; playing a radically different character in <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32960\"><em>Barbarella<\/em> (1968)<\/a> that same year &#8212; is appropriately helpful yet abashed in the infamous role he plays in the storyline. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Nurse-OShea.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Nurse-OShea-1024x562.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"351\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Nurse-OShea-1024x562.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Nurse-OShea-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Nurse-OShea-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Nurse-OShea-768x422.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Nurse-OShea-492x270.png 492w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Nurse-OShea.png 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Michael York &#8212; with dark, dyed hair &#8212; plays a dramatic Tybalt in one of his earliest screen appearances, after debuting in Joseph Losey&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=76320\"><em>Accident<\/em> (1967)<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-York.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-York-1024x544.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"340\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-York-1024x544.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-York-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-York-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-York-768x408.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-York-508x270.png 508w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-York.png 1183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This adaptation &#8212; with just a couple of scenes removed &#8212; remains a valuable cinematic rendering for teens who&#8217;ve studied the play in school; indeed, that was how and when I first saw it. While it&#8217;s not must-see viewing, it&#8217;s worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Olivia Hussey as Juliet<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"341\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-507x270.png 507w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey.png 1169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Leonard Whiting as Romeo<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Whiting.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Whiting-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Whiting-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Whiting-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Whiting-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Whiting-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Whiting-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Whiting.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pat Heywood as the Nurse<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Heywood.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Heywood-1024x552.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"345\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Heywood-1024x552.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Heywood-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Heywood-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Heywood-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Heywood-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Heywood.png 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Milo O&#8217;Shea as the Friar<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-I-Do-Spy-a-Kind-of-Hope.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-I-Do-Spy-a-Kind-of-Hope-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-I-Do-Spy-a-Kind-of-Hope-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-I-Do-Spy-a-Kind-of-Hope-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-I-Do-Spy-a-Kind-of-Hope-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-I-Do-Spy-a-Kind-of-Hope-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-I-Do-Spy-a-Kind-of-Hope-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-I-Do-Spy-a-Kind-of-Hope.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine period sets and location shooting<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Sets2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Sets2-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Sets2-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Sets2-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Sets2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Sets2-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Sets2-503x270.png 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Sets2.png 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Pasqualino DeSantis&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-Tears.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-Tears-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-90747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-Tears-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-Tears-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-Tears-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-Tears-768x412.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-Tears-503x270.png 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Romeo-and-Juliet-Hussey-Tears.png 1175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended for its historical relevance. Listed as a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0063518\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/452861\/romeo-and-juliet#articles-reviews?articleId=191916\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmsite.org\/rome.html\">FilmSite Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/trailersfromhell.com\/romeo-and-juliet-68\/\">Trailers From Hell Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet.&#8221; Synopsis: In 16th ventury Verona, Romeo Montague (Leonard Whiting) and Juliet (Olivia Hussey) &#8212; daughter of Lady (Natasha Parry) and Lord Capulet (Paul Hardwick) &#8212; fall in love, and must navigate the rocky shores of their cross-clan romance. 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