In the midst of the social unrest of 1968, Zeffereli’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet discards the social commentary established by West Side Story, and focuses instead on the simplicity of teenage lust.  We discuss the embrace of the original text and Elizabethan style and the strategies of storytelling in what would come to be one of the most critically acclaimed versions of Romeo and Juliet.

In the midst of the social unrest of 1968, Zeffereli’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet discards the social commentary established by West Side Story, and focuses instead on the simplicity of teenage lust. We discuss the embrace of the original text and Elizabethan style and the strategies of storytelling in what would come to be one of the most critically acclaimed versions of Romeo and Juliet.

In the midst of the social unrest of 1968, Zeffereli’s adaptation of Romeo and Juliet discards the social commentary established by West Side Story, and focuses instead on the simplicity of teenage lust.&nbsp; We discuss the embrace of the original text and Elizabethan style and the strategies of storytelling in what would come to be one of the most critically acclaimed versions of Romeo and Juliet.

Who Shot Romeo and Juliet: Zeffereli's Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Exploring pop “trash” through the lens of media history and theory, as well as representations of race, class, and gender with the Ambassador of Pop Culture, Bob Thompson, and  Charisse L'Pree, professors at  the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

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Exploring pop “trash” through the lens of media history and theory, as well as representations of race, class, and gender with the Ambassador of Pop Culture, Bob Thompson, and Charisse L'Pree, professors at the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.

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Who Shot Romeo and Juliet: Zeffereli's Romeo and Juliet (1968)

Who Shot Romeo and Juliet: Zeffereli's Romeo and Juliet (1968)