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Les amants de Vrone The Lovers Of Verona is a 1949 French film directed by Andr Cayatte and loosely based on the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. The film was a joint project of screenwriter Jacques Prevert and director Andre Cayatte and enjoyed great international success. it was released in Italy in 1949, then internationally in 1951. This time the story is set in post war Italy and involves Angelo, a glassblower from Murano, and Georgia Maglia, the daughter of a fascist magistrate.

TV Guide called it An intriguing romance but Bosley Crowther did not like the film, calling it, story, set within a weird and grotesque frame of contemporary morbidness in Venice and gaudy filmmaking in Italy Pauline Kael said, The films sensuous poetic elegance contrasts with the seamy elements it encompasses...You may feel youve been made too aware of the films artistic intentions, and the romanticism can drive you a little nuts

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