Romeo and Juliet
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #66: Romeo and Juliet (2013)
66. Carlo Carlei’s Romeo and Juliet (2013) Why does Carlo Carlei’s Romeo and Juliet make me cranky? I think part of the problem is that David Tattersall’s camera is a little too enamored with the posh art direction of Gianpaolo Rifino and Armando Savoia. These Renaissance mansions of Verona make our best museums look like hovels, Continue reading
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The Rogue’s Guide to Shakespeare on Film #8: Romeo and Juliet (1968)
#8: Romeo and Juliet (1968) Shakespeare in Love is a meta-narrative that simultaneously enacts Romeo and Juliet while imagining the story behind the play’s composition. So it’s about time I reviewed a straightforward Romeo and Juliet, so let’s talk about Franco Zeffirelli’s version from 1968. This is the only good cinematic R&J I know of, Continue reading
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Shakespearing #13: Romeo and Juliet
Shakespearing #13 by David Foley Romeo and Juliet One of the pleasures of re-reading a familiar text is that things you’ve taken for granted suddenly leap out at you. Like that prologue. Why would Shakespeare begin his liveliest play with a plodding plot summary in sonnet form? My first playwright’s thought is producer interference. “But Continue reading
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