Franco Zeffirelli, the Italian director whose visionary interpretation of Romeo and Juliet was nominated for an Academy Award, has died. He was 96 and passed at his residence in Rome. Zeffirelli wa…
FILE - Franco Zeffirelli, seen in New York, in this Oct. 31, 1974 file photo. Italian film director Franzo Zeffirelli has died in Rome at the age of 96. Zefffirelli's son Luciano said his father died at home on Saturday at noon. was nominated for an Academy Award, has died. He was 96 and passed at his residence in Rome.
Zeffirelli was prolific in film, theater and opera over his long career, and was known for his epic scale in his productions. He staged more than 120 operas in his career.Romeo and Juliet,teenagers Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, and became instantly notorious for showing Hussey topless. The modern update was a hit for Paramount, and brought Shakespeare’s classic drama to a new generation.
The influence of his opera productions infused Zeffirelli’s film stylings, which were grand and infused with modern takes on the traditional., a reinterpretation of a classic boxing movie remake starring Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Ricky Schroder, and which marked the film debut of Tom Cruise, joined by Brooke Shields. The film received an X rating.
Zeffirelli’s reach was more than shock, though. He was also behind several religious epics, including Jesus of Nazareth, both starring Spanish tenor Placido Domingo, the former earning an Oscar nod for art direction-set decoration.
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