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Franco Zeffirelli - what members say


  • Carmen
  • Carmen review by Kenneth Henley from Cheshire England
    Rated - 5 stars A World-Class Production of 'Carmen' 2 October 2006
    ... DVD set was made at a July 2003 Verona Arena performance of 'Carmen' staged by Franco Zeffirelli starring mostly young, attractive, not-well-known singers who give a stunning p...  
  • Carmen - Conducted by Carlos Kleiber
  • Carmen - Conducted by Carlos Kleiber review by A customer from Cambridge, England
    Rated - 5 stars 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 ...  
  • Hamlet
  • Hamlet review by Joy from Blackpool, England
    Rated - 5 stars Excellent - Mel Gibson and just a really good film 11 January 2006
    ...rpiece of a film. Mel Gibson and/or Shakespeare fans will love it. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli and a star line up of Mel Gibson bringing energy and good looks (1991 bit you...  

Franco Zeffirelli - filmography


  • Callas Forever on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Jeremy Irons,  Fanny Ardant,  Joan Plowright
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: 15
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.5 53% from 281 members
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  • Aida on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Paolo Pecchioli,  Kate Aldrich,  Adina Aaron
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: Ex
    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.
    Rate this: 3.0 54% from 69 members
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  • Jane Eyre on DVD (1996)
    Starring: William Hurt,  Charlotte Gainsbourg,  Joan Plowright
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.0 68% from 433 members
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  • Hamlet on DVD (1990)
    Starring: Mel Gibson,  Glenn Close,  Alan Bates
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 67% from 439 members
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  • Jesus Of Nazareth (2 discs) on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Robert Powell,  Anne Bancroft,  Ernest Borgnine
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 73% from 278 members
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  • La Boheme (1967)
    Starring: La Scala Theatre Orchestra,  Mirella Freni,  Gianni Raimondi
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: Ex
    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 »
    Rate this: 2.0 36% from 5 members
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  • Callas
    Starring: Maria Callas,  Franco Zeffirelli,  John Ardoin
    Director: Tony Palmer
    Certificate: Ex
    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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Franco Zeffirelli - downloads


  • Romeo And Juliet for Download (1968)
    Starring: Olivia Hussey,  Leonard Whiting,  Milo O'Shea
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: PG
    Buy from: £5.99
    Run time: 132 minutes
    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 »
    Rate this: 4.0 80% from 1 members
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Franco Zeffirelli facts

5 most recent films


Madama Butterfly - Puccini - 3.0 stars
La Traviata - Verdi - 3.0 stars
La Traviata - Verdi - 3.0 stars
Callas Forever - 2.5 stars
Aida - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films


The Champ - 3.5 stars
Tea With Mussolini - 3.5 stars
Jesus Of Nazareth - 3.5 stars
La Boheme - Puccini - 3.5 stars
Maria Callas At Covent Garden - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films


Callas - 3 stars
Verdi - Don Carlo - Pavarotti - 1.0 stars
La Boheme - 2.0 stars
Madama Butterfly - Puccini - 3.0 stars
La Traviata - Verdi - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars


PLACIDO DOMINGO - 5 times - show films
Michael York - 3 times - show films
Elena Obraztsova - 3 times - show films
Joan Plowright - 3 times - show films
La Scala Theatre Orchestra - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors


Stefania Bonfadelli - 1 times - show films
Fausto Dall'Olio - 1 times - show films
Tony Palmer - 1 times - show films
Luca Casalin - 1 times - show films
Scott Piper - 1 times - show films