Luhrmann vs Zefirelli - comparing the film versions of "Romeo and Juliet".
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booey9000 (student)
Romeo and Juliet, one of the best love stories of all time, was written by the world famous author Shakespeare, in the early 1600s. The story was a major hit. Everyone loved it. Two men, named Franco Zeffirelli and Baz Luhrmann, loved the tragedy so much that they decided to share the story with the rest of the world. In 1968 Zeffirelli directed his version of Romeo and Juliet. Then, in 1997 Luhrmann version was produced. Both movies told the tragic tale of two star-crossed lovers that were held apart by fate. The two movies had a lot in common, but at the same time they both had many differences. The Zeffirelli