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It's hard for other people to realize just how easily we Florentines live with that past in our hearts and minds because it surrounds us in a very real way. To most people, the Renaissance is a few paintings on a gallery wall; to us it is more than an environment – it's an entire culture, a way of life.

Franco Zeffirelli

I know that theatre people often have a very simplistic view of politics and tend to express very black and white patriotic sentiments but perhaps that is because we know the value of illusion, how it can help strengthen the weak, and stimulate the weary.

Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

Franco Zeffirelli

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Born: February 12, 1923

Died: June 15, 2019 (aged 96)

Bio: Franco Zeffirelli Grande Ufficiale was an Italian director and producer of operas, films and television. He was also a former senator for the Italian centre-right Forza Italia party.

Known for:

Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Hamlet (1990)
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Jane Eyre (1996)
The Taming of the Shrew (1967)

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