Romeo E Giulietta + L'Onorevole Angelina + Nez De Cuir: Gentilhomme D'Amour [DVD]

Disc 1 Romeo And Juliet "Your job is to protect Shakespear from us," Irving Thalberg told a literary specialist hired as a consultant for the production of Romeo and Juliet. Thalberg's respect for "The Bard" (Shakespeare) made this film "the best of the pre-Lawrence Olivier films based on Shakeare's works" (David Shipman, The Story of Cinema) and it was included among the ten best of 1936 by The New York Times and the National Board of Review. George Cukor directs this timeless story about two ardent lovers divided by their families. Norma Shearer and Leslie Howard who play the title characters "are so good you might forget they're too old for the roles" (Leonard Maltin - Movie Guide). The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and it is worth highlighting the sets and costumes (Boticelli's paintings inspired Norma Shearer's costumes) that reflect the film's high budget. Disc 2 Noble Gesta Angelina lives on the outskirts of the city, in a neighborhood where speculators decide without prior notice to evict a block of homes, leaving her neighbors on the street. Outraged by the justice, she decides to carry out a march to the center of the capital, as a sign of protest that becomes an unprecedented demand, where the competent authority finally agrees with her. Returning to her neighborhood, she is considered a heroine for her noble deed, but her simplicity and shyness prevent her from fighting with women's weapons to conquer the love of her life... Disc 3 Leather Nose The film begins in 1814, in France , with Jean Marais on the battlefield, being rescued in the middle of the war because he was seriously injured as his face was destroyed. He will slowly heal by leading a life of seclusion and thanks to the help of Dr. Marchal (Maximo Girotti). The gentle man and hero Roger soon recovers and decides to dedicate himself to what he knows best: making every young woman who crosses his path fall in love with him, who far from fleeing from his appearance seem to find the mysterious man behind the mask fascinating. leather in which only his leather nose is visible. When she reveals her wounds to the woman she truly loves, Judith also discovers the girl's feelings toward her.