Nina & Co Vintage Film Night: Romeo and Juliet (1968) PG

During the first half of 2026, at the Ludlow Assembly Rooms, Nina & Co will once again present six classic films from around the world whose quality and content still inspire and speak to us today. Chosen primarily for the strength of their art – visual, musical and dramatic – the visual qualities are key, in costume. production design, cinematography and setting, from Britain, Europe, Australia and the Far East.

This version of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet is a rich and colourful adaptation of the tragic story of lovers from two fiercely feuding Veronese families. Zeffirelli brings his bright roccoco vision and a freshness to the story with two unknown British actors in the lead roles. The secret romance leads to confusion, violence and finally the death of the lovers, showing the innocence of young love and the destructive consequences of vendetta and hate.

Franco Zeffirelli