Product: Romeo and Juliet [Region 2] (1968)
Rating: 5.0
Truly Memorable version of Romeo and Juliet
There must be a reason that this remains one of my favorite films...I was 13 when I first saw it and it has remained with me all of these years. I was thrilled to see R & J played by actors of the right age and Olivia Hussey's exotic beauty and Leonard Whiting's teen pin-up good looks made me understand immediately how two people could fall in love so quickly and completely as to be unable to live without each other (ah...to be 13 again!). This film gave me my first taste of William Shakespeare's works and made me want to read more. The costuming is lavish, the music is romantic and the entire film feels authentic. I have shared this film with my teen-aged daughters and they are as enraptured as I was. Can't ask more of a film than that!