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Hamlet (1990) Franco Zeffirelli, Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates
Hamlet returns to Denmark when his father, the King, dies. His mother Gertrude has already married Hamlet’s uncle Claudius, the new King. Read More »
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972) Franco Zeffirelli, Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Leigh Lawson
This is a dramatization of events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi from before his conversion experience through his audience with the pope, including his friendship with St. Clare. Read More »
La traviata (1982) Franco Zeffirelli, Teresa Stratas, Plácido Domingo, Cornell MacNeil
Violetta meets Alfredo and quickly falls for him. After the lovers run away together, they live in bliss for a short time. Read More »
The Champ (1979) Franco Zeffirelli, Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway, Ricky Schroder, Drama, Sport
Billy Flynn, a former boxing champion, is now horse trainer in Hialeah. He makes just enough money to raise his little boy T.J. Read More »
Callas Forever (2002) Franco Zeffirelli, Fanny Ardant, Jeremy Irons, Joan Plowright, Biography, Drama, Music
The partially fictionalized film is set in 1977, the year in which Callas died, and centers on the making of a movie of Georges Bizet’s Carmen. The diva, whose now-ragged voice is well past its prime, is persuaded to star in it by longtime friend and former manager Larry Kelly, who abandoned classical music to become a rock impresario. He insists by lip-synching to her old recording she will recapture her lost youth and leave behind a priceless legacy for her admirers, and his theory is supported by Callas confidante and journalist Sarah Keller.
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