News about Franco Zeffirelli

Visitors to Pienza have been so upset that the bells, which had been tolled every 30 minutes, will no longer ring between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. The most common complaint was directed by'sleep-deprived' American tourists who were staying near the clocktower, who are suffering from jetlag. 'Manolo Garosi, the mayor of Pienza, received numerous owners of B&Bs,' Manolo Garosi, said. 'They were mostly from the restaurants that are close to the main piazza and so near the belltower.' The noise problem has been exacerbated even more by Italy's uncontrollable heat wave. Many of the hotels and B&Bs in Pienza do not have air conditioning, so the windows are left wide open to encourage air flow, which makes the bell's ringing even louder for sleeping tourists.

Endless Love producer Franco Zeffirelli's behavior made her uncomfortable while shooting the film when she was just 15 years old, according to Brooke Shields. She also accused the Blue Lagoon's producers of misusing her sexuality. Her remarks appeared in Shields' latest film, which was released on Hulu on April 3.

Pippo Zeffirelli (left) said it was "embarrassing" that Olivia Hussey, 71, and Leonard Whiting, 72, (right) waited 55 years to say they were terrified by his father Franco's Romeo and Juliet film. Zeffirelli said in a tweet on Sunday that Hussey gladly worked with his father in later films, and that Whiting attended Zeffirelli's funeral in 2019. Last month, Hussey and Whiting filed a lawsuit in Santa Monica Superior Court alleging that Paramount Pictures of sexual harassment and sexual assault. They claim that director Franco Zeffirelli coerced them into a nude sex scene in the 1969 Romeo and Juliet film, and they're seeking $500 million in damages.

Many actors in director Franco Zeffirelli's stunning 1968 film adaptation of Romeo And Juliet, including young British actors Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting (left and inset) were praised as the beautiful faces of a new generation of Swing Sixties cinema talent, particularly when they appeared in a tense nude scene that bared his buttocks and breasts. They gave an electrifying performance as the star-crossed lovers, who not only managed to sum up the youthful and rebellious spirit of the time, but also touched a chord with generations of teenage audiences by demonstrating how young Romeo and Juliet were in Shakespeare's play. The film received Oscar nominations for Best Picture and Best Director, as well as a coveted award for best actor and Best Director, according to respected U.S. film critic Roger Ebert, who described it as the "most exciting film of Shakespeare ever made." Despite nearly five years since its inception, Hussey and Whiting, now in their seventies, are suing Paramount Pictures for damages reportedly "in excess of $500 million" (£415 million) for suspected sexual assault, negligence, and, moreover, the specific scene. The pair deny Paramount of sexually assaulting them and selling nude photographs of adolescent girls in a lawsuit filed in Santa Monica Superior Court last Friday.

The stars of the 'Romeo and Juliet' series in 1968 are suing over a nude scene that they shot when they were between 15 and 16 years old. Olivia Hussey, 71, and Leonard Whiting, 72, filed a lawsuit in Santa Monica Superior Court on Friday accusing the studio of sexual assault, theft, sexual assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. Hussey and Whiting's director Franco Zeffirelli originally told them that there would not be any nudity in the film, but that if they did a scene nude while wearing body makeup, it will fail. Both parties are suing for more than $500 million.'