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Romeo and Juliet

Movie · 1968 · 138 min

A lush, passionate tragedy that sweeps you into youthful love and then breaks your heart with its inevitable, sorrowful conclusion.

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1968 film by Franco Zeffirelli
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Year
1968
Runtime
138 min
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • family
  • fate
  • death
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance9
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Franco Zeffirelli
Written by
Franco Zeffirelli, Franco Brusati, Masolino D'Amico
Starring
Laurence Olivier, Olivia Hussey, Michael York, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea, Robert Stephens, Bruce Robinson, John McEnery
Music
Nino Rota
Cinematography
Pasqualino De Santis
Runtime
138 min
Country
Italy, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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