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Romeo and Juliet (1954)
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12 November 1954 (Finland) morePlot:
In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one family and the daughter of the other fall desperately in love and secretly marry. | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 4 wins moreUser Comments:
A top-to-toe masterpiece moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Laurence Harvey | ... | Romeo | |
| Susan Shentall | ... | Juliet | |
| Flora Robson | ... | Nurse | |
| Norman Wooland | ... | Paris | |
| Mervyn Johns | ... | Friar Laurence | |
| John Gielgud | ... | Chorus | |
| Bill Travers | ... | Benvolio | |
| Sebastian Cabot | ... | Capulet | |
| Lydia Sherwood | ... | Lady Capulet | |
| Ubaldo Zollo | ... | Mercutio | |
| Enzo Fiermonte | ... | Tybalt | |
| Giovanni Rota | ... | Prince of Verona | |
| Giulio Garbinetto | ... | Montague | |
| Nietta Zocchi | ... | Lady Montague | |
| Carla Diaz |
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Castellani presents his neo-realistic view of WS's tragedy. Never have the personalities of the two lovers been so intensely portrayed in the screen. Susan Shentall conveys all the fire of the first love and the impending tragedy that will follow it. Laurence Harvey, though not the ideal match (as far as age is concerned) for Shentall's Juliet, manages to pass Romeo's brash, passioned nature. The great Robert Krasker's photography is the work of a consummated master: each picture frame reflects a Renaisssance painting, as well as the sets (all original ones in Venice, Padova, Verona and Siena), costumes and the décor. The best names then available in those fields in Europe were recruited to recreate what Romeo and Juliet's Verona should have been. The result is a joy to watch and is worth the movie. The ball scene alone could receive all the prizes this film was awarded in the 1954 Venice Film Festival. Roman Vlad's use of an Italian medieval gagliarda as the film's dominating musical comment is a lesson in itself. When compared to Castellani's masterpiece, all other versions seem like pale, unfocused, poor readings of WS's immortal tragedy. Hope this film will soon be available on DVD.