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Franco Zeffirelli - filmography
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Georges Bizet - Carmen
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Marina Domashenko, Maya Dashuk, Marco Berti
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Filmed in Italy at the Roma Di Verona, this performance of Bizet's CARMEN was directed by the highly acclaimed Franco Zeffirelli. Shot in July 2003, the opera is beautifully guided by expert conductor Alain Lombard, with Marina Domashenko ably taking the lead role of Carmen, and the masterful Marco ..read more »
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Callas Forever
(2002)
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Fanny Ardant, Joan Plowright
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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This fictionalised biopic chronicles the final years of opera meta-diva Maria Callas (Fanny Ardant), filling in the blank spots with a what if scenario. It's the late 1970s and Callas, once the greatest singer in opera, has lost her voice, been thrown over by Aristotle Onassis in favour of Jackie ..read more »
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Aida
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Paolo Pecchioli, Kate Aldrich, Adina Aaron
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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This 2001 concert of Giuseppe Verdi's classic was staged at the theater of his namesake in Busseto. Renowned filmmaker Franco Zeffirelli directed the astonishing performance. The release also includes a 45-minute documentary on the making of this spectacular event.
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Jane Eyre
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: William Hurt, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Joan Plowright
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Charlotte Bronte's classic novel of Gothic romance gets the Zeffirelli treatment in this moving adaptation. Orphaned Jane Eyre (Charlotte Gainsbourg) grows into a strong-willed heroine after enduring a miserable childhood (where she's played by Anne Paquin). Things start looking better when she ..read more »
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Hamlet
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Acclaimed director Franco Zeffirelli teamed with Mel Gibson for this energetic, earthy adaptation of the classic Shakespeare tragedy. From study abroad, the young Prince of Denmark returns home to find his mother has married his uncle, and his father's ghost is urging him to action; but what action?..read more »
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Callas
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Maria Callas, Franco Zeffirelli, John Ardoin
Director: Tony Palmer
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Extensive performance footage including some real rarities. Newsreel footage: her funeral cortege; the Rome Walkout ("I would spit in the faces of my enemies...and make them go on their knees in front of me! I can! I will! And I must!"); her break with Ghiringhelli, Callas reading Bing's ..read more »
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Endless Love
on DVD
(1981)
Starring: Brooke Shields, Martin Hewitt, Shirley Knight
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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A modern variation on the Romeo and Juliet theme, Endless Love features tha Oscar-nominated song performed by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, this timeless romance stars Brooke Shields as Jade, who becomes the true love and obsession of the boy next door, David. However,..read more »
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from 654 members
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Jesus Of Nazareth
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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This epic chronicle of Christ begins with the arrangements of the wedding between Joseph and Mary, proceeds through Jesus' birth, his encounter with John the Baptist, and all the way to the grueling, transfigurative end. The all-star cast includes Anne Bancroft, Laurence Olivier, Michael York, ..read more »
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Alec Guinness, Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Director Franco Zeffirelli brings his unique blend of inspired on-location photography, beautiful young actors, and moving spiritual energy to the story of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francesco (Graham Faulkner) is the spoiled son of a wealthy merchant until he renounces all his worldly possessions to ..read more »
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from 329 members
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Romeo And Juliet
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Olivia Hussey, Leonard Whiting, Milo O'Shea
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Italian director Franco Zeffirelli stunned the screen world when he cast two young unknowns to portray the star-crossed lovers in Romeo & Juliet, but it was a gamble that resulted in one of the most popular motion pictures of all time, winning international acclaim and four Academy Award ..read more »
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La Boheme
(1967)
Starring: La Scala Theatre Orchestra, Mirella Freni, Gianni Raimondi
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Conducted by Herbert Von Karajan, this is the story of the lives, loves, trials and tribulations of a group of bohemian artists in the Latin Quarter of Paris in the 1830's. Sung in Italian, this version of Puccini's classic is one of the most acclaimed of the 20th century, and stars opera legends ..read more »
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The Taming Of The Shrew
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sparkle and amuse as Katharina and Petruchio in William Shakespeare’s comic look at male chauvinism and women’s lib in the 16th century.
Petruchio, a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona, journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he encounters ..read more »
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from 615 members
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Verdi - La Traviata
on DVD
Starring: Teresa Stratas, Placido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Acclaimed film and stage director Franco Zeffirelli spared no costs to reproduce the opulent setting of Violetta Valery´s happiness and downfall. The unparalleled musical quality of the production is guaranteed by some of the world´s most famous musicians: The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra of New ..read more »
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Franco Zeffirelli facts
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Carmen, Wiener Staatsoper (1978) 15 November 2006
...f Leontyne Price. Micaëla is sung admirably by Isobel Buchanan.
The staging by Franco Zeffirelli is typically lavish and full of colours: one criticism perhaps is that certain ...
