Zeffirelli, Franco

Romeo and Juliet ( Visual )
58 editions published between 1961 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 2,885 libraries worldwide
Presents the Franco Zeffirelli production of Shakespeare's tragedy about two teenagers who fall in love, encounter opposition from their families, and take their lives.

Hamlet ( Visual )
51 editions published between 1990 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 1,941 libraries worldwide
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.

Hamlet ( Visual )
2 editions published between 1990 and 2004 in English and held by 1,468 libraries worldwide
Hamlet, a prince of medieval-era Denmark, senses treachery behind his royal father's death. His mother is all too dangerously entangled in that treachery. This film portrays Shakespeare's immortal tale of high adventure and evil deeds.

The taming of the shrew ( Visual )
51 editions published between 1966 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 1,284 libraries worldwide
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sparkle and amuse as Katharina and Petruchio in William Shakespeare's comic look at male chauvinism and women's lib in the 16th century.

The taming of the shrew ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1967 and 2006 in English and held by 1,247 libraries worldwide
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.

La Bohème ( Visual )
29 editions published between 1967 and 2009 in Italian and held by 1,171 libraries worldwide
Metropolitan Opera's production of the opera by Puccini. The relationships of two Bohemians and their sweethearts develop stormily until both couples separate. While the two men are lamenting their loneliness in their Paris attic, one of the girl friends comes for help for the other who has consumption and wants to be taken to her lover to die. The opera is followed by a special program showing behind the scenes preparation for the production.

Tea with Mussolini ( Visual )
24 editions published between 1999 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 1,119 libraries worldwide
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 enjoy the cultured, creative atmosphere of life in Italy, and their initial response to the rise of fascism is to arrange a polite meeting with Mussolini to make sure he and his soldiers mean well.

Jesus of Nazareth by William Barclay ( Book )
5 editions published between 1977 and 1981 in 3 languages and held by 1,062 libraries worldwide
French translation of "Jesus of Nazareth". The life of Jesus based on Franco Zeffirelli's film.

Zeffirelli : the autobiography of Franco Zeffirelli by Franco Zeffirelli ( Book )
16 editions published between 1986 and 1998 in English and Japanese and held by 887 libraries worldwide

Brother sun, sister moon ( Visual )
25 editions published between 1971 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 873 libraries worldwide
The story focuses on the early years of St. Francis of Assisi.