Franco Zeffirelli
Author
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In 1968, Olivia Hussey became one of the most famous faces in the world, immortalized as the definitive Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo & Juliet. Now the iconic girl on the balcony shares the ups and downs of her truly remarkable life and career ... In this candid memoir, Olivia Hussey tells her story: from being an "It Girl" in swinging 60s London and her enduring friendship with Romeo & Juliet co-star Leonard Whiting, through three tumultuous...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Franco Zeffirelli creates an unforgettable portrait in his legendary interpretation of the life of Jesus. Beginning before the Nativity and extending through the Crucifixion and Resurrection, it brings to life all the majesty and sweeping drama of the life of Jesus as told in the Gospels. A star-studded international cast adds depth and humanity to the roles of the saints, sinners and ordinary people who walked in the footsteps of the Lord.
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Based in part on his autobiography, director Franco Zeffirelli's Tea with Mussolini is a story about a group of British and American travelers on an indefinite visit to Italy in 1935. Luca is a boy living in Florence whose family situation is precarious at best; his mother has run off and his father has little time for him. Fortunately, he's a welcome guest with Mary, a English woman visiting Italy to soak up European culture. Mary and her friends...
Publisher
Distributed by Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Beautifully recreates the magic, passion and artistry of the opera diva Maria Callas, known as "the voice of the century". Gives a loving tribute to what could have possibly happened at the end of Callas's life, whose death came at the age of 53. Callas was a temperamental diva. She captured all the fiery intensity of legend on and off the stage. Her tempestuous relationship with her former manager is what finally persuades her to re-launch her career,...
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[1999], c1967
Language
English
Description
Petruchio is a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona who journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he meets Katharina, a self-willed shrew who leads Petruchio on a merry chase before he successfully circumvents her attempts to avoid marriage. After the honeymoon, Kate helps Petruchio win a wager that he has the most obedient wife. In reality, Kate has found a more effective way to dominate her mate.
7) La Bohème
Language
Italiano
Description
Puccini's bittersweet opera of high-spirited bohemians and the doomed love between Rodolfo, the idealistic poet and Mimi, the consumptive flower-maker, is a beautifully balanced series of tableaux depicting the infectious joie de vivre of youth and the tragic waste of disease and separation.
Series
Criterion collection volume 1171
Language
English
Formats
Description
Considered one of the great Shakespeare adaptations, it was the first to cast actual teenagers in the lead roles. Young lovers have an affair which threatens to inflame the tensions between their feuding families during the Renaissance.
9) The champ
Language
English
Description
The story of an ex-boxing champion managing to support his son while training for his comeback. He also fights a custody battle that continues until the Champ returns to the ring, where he wins--and loses.
12) Otello
Author
Language
Italiano
Description
The Met's production of Verdi's Otello from 1995, with Placido Domingo in one of his greatest roles opposite the stunning Renee Fleming in her first breakaway Met success.
14) Jane Eyre
Publisher
Distributed by Buena Vista Home Video
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Language
English
Description
The harshly treated orphan girl, Jane Eyre, becomes a governess in an mysterious Yorkshire mansion and falls in love with the master of the house.
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
Maintaining the perfect balance between religious fervor and realism, this film depicts the life of Christ from His birth through His resurrection. It is acclaimed exceptional for its thorough Biblical and historical research written in consultation with leading Anglican, Catholic and Jewish religious authorities.
16) Turandot
Series
Language
Italiano
Description
Puccini's Turandot based on an outstanding MET production from 1988 with Eva Marton and Placido Damingo.
17) La Bohème
Language
Italiano
Description
Set in the Latin Quarter of 1830's Paris, the opera focuses on the love between the poet Rodolfo and Mimi, who leaves him due to his irrational jealousy, only to return as she is dying of consumption.
18) La traviata
Publisher
Universal Home Video
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
Italiano
Description
The story of a beautiful courtesan dying of consumption and her love for a poor nobleman.
Author
Publisher
TDK
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
Français
Description
The first-ever release of Carlos Kleiber's famed Carmen on DVD! This 1978 performance features the wonder staging of Franco Zeffirelli and stars the young, lyrical Placido Domingo as Don Jose and Elena Obraztsova as a perfectly natural Carmen.
